Triple
T2662927
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Lingala |
E54766
|
entity |
| Predicate | subfamily |
P4180
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Congo River Bantu languages
The Congo River Bantu languages are a group of closely related Bantu languages spoken along and around the Congo River basin in Central Africa, including widely used lingua francas such as Lingala.
|
E158283
|
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: Congo River Bantu languages | Statement: [Lingala, subfamily, Congo River Bantu languages]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Congo River Bantu languages Context triple: [Lingala, subfamily, Congo River Bantu languages]
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A.
Great Lakes Bantu languages
The Great Lakes Bantu languages are a group of closely related Bantu languages spoken around Africa’s Great Lakes region, including languages such as Kirundi, Kinyarwanda, and Luganda.
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B.
Northeast Coast Bantu languages
The Northeast Coast Bantu languages are a subgroup of Bantu languages spoken along the eastern African coast, including varieties used in parts of Kenya and Tanzania.
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C.
Western Bantu languages
Western Bantu languages are a major geographic and linguistic subgroup of the Bantu family spoken primarily in western Central Africa, including parts of countries such as Angola, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo.
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D.
Southern Bantu languages
Southern Bantu languages are a major branch of the Bantu language family spoken primarily in southern Africa, including well-known languages such as Zulu, Xhosa, and Shona.
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E.
Central Bantu
Central Bantu refers to a major subgroup of Bantu languages spoken primarily in central Africa, closely related linguistically and historically to the Southern Bantu languages.
- 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: Congo River Bantu languages Triple: [Lingala, subfamily, Congo River Bantu languages]
Generated description
The Congo River Bantu languages are a group of closely related Bantu languages spoken along and around the Congo River basin in Central Africa, including widely used lingua francas such as Lingala.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Congo River Bantu languages Target entity description: The Congo River Bantu languages are a group of closely related Bantu languages spoken along and around the Congo River basin in Central Africa, including widely used lingua francas such as Lingala.
-
A.
Great Lakes Bantu languages
The Great Lakes Bantu languages are a group of closely related Bantu languages spoken around Africa’s Great Lakes region, including languages such as Kirundi, Kinyarwanda, and Luganda.
-
B.
Northeast Coast Bantu languages
The Northeast Coast Bantu languages are a subgroup of Bantu languages spoken along the eastern African coast, including varieties used in parts of Kenya and Tanzania.
-
C.
Western Bantu languages
chosen
Western Bantu languages are a major geographic and linguistic subgroup of the Bantu family spoken primarily in western Central Africa, including parts of countries such as Angola, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo.
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D.
Southern Bantu languages
Southern Bantu languages are a major branch of the Bantu language family spoken primarily in southern Africa, including well-known languages such as Zulu, Xhosa, and Shona.
-
E.
Central Bantu
Central Bantu refers to a major subgroup of Bantu languages spoken primarily in central Africa, closely related linguistically and historically to the Southern Bantu languages.
- F. None of above.
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_69ab49e028948190b97e01d73548b1d9 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:40 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abd96b9f1c8190a8a9460ca88a9aaf |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:53 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69af98dc36d8819086fc739c324f0761 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 4:06 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69af9a14cda48190bd903495ce48a4f0 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 4:12 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69af9a7b27608190ba76048c4c8a4bae |
completed | March 10, 2026, 4:13 a.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:53 p.m.