Triple
T2582689
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ekurhuleni |
E57128
|
entity |
| Predicate | officialLanguage |
P236
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Southern Sotho |
E92239
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Southern Sotho | Statement: [Ekurhuleni, officialLanguage, Southern Sotho]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Southern Sotho Context triple: [Ekurhuleni, officialLanguage, Southern Sotho]
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A.
Northern Sotho (Sepedi)
Northern Sotho (Sepedi) is a Bantu language of South Africa, recognized as one of the country’s official languages and widely spoken in the northern regions, especially in Limpopo and parts of Gauteng.
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B.
Sotho
chosen
Sotho is a Bantu language of Southern Africa, primarily spoken in Lesotho and South Africa, where it serves as one of the country’s official languages.
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C.
Southern Ndebele
Southern Ndebele is a Bantu language spoken primarily in South Africa, known for its distinctive click sounds and cultural association with the Ndebele people.
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D.
Northern Ndebele
Northern Ndebele is a Bantu language of the Nguni group spoken primarily in southwestern Zimbabwe and closely related to Zulu.
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E.
Sotho–Tswana languages
The Sotho–Tswana languages are a closely related group of Southern Bantu languages spoken primarily in South Africa, Lesotho, and Botswana, including Sesotho, Setswana, and Sepedi.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69ab4a4dca6481908c301f8e317396e7 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:42 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abd3c9d0548190b29743ac1d7837ff |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:29 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69af657cc2b08190a9055d6da7744851 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 12:27 a.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:49 p.m.