Triple

T424534
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Niger–Congo languages E8177 entity
Predicate majorSubgroup P4297 FINISHED
Object Atlantic–Congo languages
Atlantic–Congo languages are a vast and diverse branch of African languages that includes most of the Niger–Congo family, encompassing hundreds of languages spoken across sub-Saharan Africa.
E8177 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: Atlantic–Congo languages | Statement: [Niger–Congo languages, majorSubgroup, Atlantic–Congo languages]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Atlantic–Congo languages
Context triple: [Niger–Congo languages, majorSubgroup, Atlantic–Congo languages]
  • A. Niger–Congo languages
    The Niger–Congo languages form one of the world’s largest language families, encompassing hundreds of related languages spoken across much of sub-Saharan Africa, including major groups like Bantu.
  • B. Nilo-Saharan languages
    Nilo-Saharan languages are a proposed large and diverse family of African languages spoken mainly along the Nile Valley and across parts of central and eastern Africa.
  • C. Bantu languages
    Bantu languages are a large family of closely related languages spoken across much of central, eastern, and southern Africa, known for features like noun class systems and widespread mutual influences among neighboring tongues.
  • D. Central Sudanic languages
    Central Sudanic languages are a major branch of the proposed Nilo-Saharan language family, spoken primarily in central Africa across countries such as South Sudan, Chad, the Central African Republic, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
  • E. West African languages
    West African languages are a diverse group of Niger-Congo and other language families spoken across West Africa that have significantly influenced the vocabulary, grammar, and phonology of many Atlantic and Caribbean creoles.
  • 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: Atlantic–Congo languages
Triple: [Niger–Congo languages, majorSubgroup, Atlantic–Congo languages]
Generated description
Atlantic–Congo languages are a vast and diverse branch of African languages that includes most of the Niger–Congo family, encompassing hundreds of languages spoken across sub-Saharan Africa.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Atlantic–Congo languages
Target entity description: Atlantic–Congo languages are a vast and diverse branch of African languages that includes most of the Niger–Congo family, encompassing hundreds of languages spoken across sub-Saharan Africa.
  • A. Niger–Congo languages chosen
    The Niger–Congo languages form one of the world’s largest language families, encompassing hundreds of related languages spoken across much of sub-Saharan Africa, including major groups like Bantu.
  • B. Nilo-Saharan languages
    Nilo-Saharan languages are a proposed large and diverse family of African languages spoken mainly along the Nile Valley and across parts of central and eastern Africa.
  • C. Bantu languages
    Bantu languages are a large family of closely related languages spoken across much of central, eastern, and southern Africa, known for features like noun class systems and widespread mutual influences among neighboring tongues.
  • D. Central Sudanic languages
    Central Sudanic languages are a major branch of the proposed Nilo-Saharan language family, spoken primarily in central Africa across countries such as South Sudan, Chad, the Central African Republic, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
  • E. West African languages
    West African languages are a diverse group of Niger-Congo and other language families spoken across West Africa that have significantly influenced the vocabulary, grammar, and phonology of many Atlantic and Caribbean creoles.
  • 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_69a2e7f1d1bc81909cf2dc9754a3c334 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:04 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a2f01be4108190b4c13346afd95a03 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:39 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a42a17403081909bcbbc0fdfdc25dc completed March 1, 2026, 11:59 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a42a8b49b88190864aa55f49916a87 completed March 1, 2026, 12:01 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a42b030ccc819086ae0c96ca1ba4a8 completed March 1, 2026, 12:03 p.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:11 p.m.