Triple

T2233745
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Nilo-Saharian E49229 entity
Predicate includesLanguage P2177 FINISHED
Object Maasai
Maasai is a Nilotic language spoken primarily by the Maasai people of Kenya and Tanzania.
 E247401 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Maasai | Statement: [Nilo-Saharian, includesLanguage, Maasai]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Maasai
Context triple: [Nilo-Saharian, includesLanguage, Maasai]
  • A. Nggela people
    The Nggela people are an indigenous ethnic group of the Solomon Islands, primarily inhabiting the Nggela (Florida) Islands and known for their distinct Austronesian culture and traditions.
  • B. Ngada people
    The Ngada people are an indigenous ethnic group of central Flores in Indonesia, known for their megalithic villages, matrilineal traditions, and distinctive ritual practices.
  • C. Kiliwa people
    The Kiliwa people are an Indigenous group native to northern Baja California, Mexico, known for their distinct language, traditional hunting-gathering lifestyle, and rich ceremonial practices.
  • D. Zaramo people
    The Zaramo people are a Bantu ethnic group primarily inhabiting the coastal region around Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, historically known for their role in regional trade and early urbanization.
  • E. Kalanga people
    The Kalanga people are a Bantu-speaking ethnic group primarily found in southwestern Zimbabwe and northeastern Botswana, known for their rich oral traditions, agriculture, and distinctive cultural practices.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Maasai
Triple: [Nilo-Saharian, includesLanguage, Maasai]
Generated description
Maasai is a Nilotic language spoken primarily by the Maasai people of Kenya and Tanzania.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Maasai
Target entity description: Maasai is a Nilotic language spoken primarily by the Maasai people of Kenya and Tanzania.
  • A. Nggela people
    The Nggela people are an indigenous ethnic group of the Solomon Islands, primarily inhabiting the Nggela (Florida) Islands and known for their distinct Austronesian culture and traditions.
  • B. Ngada people
    The Ngada people are an indigenous ethnic group of central Flores in Indonesia, known for their megalithic villages, matrilineal traditions, and distinctive ritual practices.
  • C. Kiliwa people
    The Kiliwa people are an Indigenous group native to northern Baja California, Mexico, known for their distinct language, traditional hunting-gathering lifestyle, and rich ceremonial practices.
  • D. Zaramo people
    The Zaramo people are a Bantu ethnic group primarily inhabiting the coastal region around Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, historically known for their role in regional trade and early urbanization.
  • E. Kalanga people
    The Kalanga people are a Bantu-speaking ethnic group primarily found in southwestern Zimbabwe and northeastern Botswana, known for their rich oral traditions, agriculture, and distinctive cultural practices.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69a88aa84bdc819086df50e9c20b301e completed March 4, 2026, 7:40 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abc0913f1c8190ac9cfeb0f1c84a76 completed March 7, 2026, 6:07 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ae6b020e308190a6d5a50a8e808aba completed March 9, 2026, 6:38 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ae6b73bb688190bcade17d991c4862 completed March 9, 2026, 6:40 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ae6be4431c81909c9b4ad82226215d completed March 9, 2026, 6:42 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:47 p.m.