Triple
T5771879
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Mahlamba Ndlopfu |
E127348
|
entity |
| Predicate | nameLanguage |
P15
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Xitsonga |
E25191
|
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: Xitsonga | Statement: [Mahlamba Ndlopfu, nameLanguage, Xitsonga]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Xitsonga Context triple: [Mahlamba Ndlopfu, nameLanguage, Xitsonga]
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A.
Xitsonga
chosen
Xitsonga is a Bantu language spoken primarily by the Tsonga people in southern Africa, notably in South Africa, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe.
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B.
Tshivenda
Tshivenda is a Bantu language spoken primarily by the Venda people in northern South Africa and neighboring regions.
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C.
Xhosa
Xhosa is a Bantu language of South Africa, known for its distinctive click consonants and as one of the country’s major official languages.
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D.
Setswana
Setswana is a Bantu language spoken primarily in Botswana and parts of South Africa, known for being one of the region’s major indigenous languages.
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E.
Sesotho
Sesotho is a Southern Bantu language spoken primarily in Lesotho and South Africa, where it holds official status and serves as a major medium of communication and cultural identity.
- 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_69c00834f6308190851b0abeddd8ed7e |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:18 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c029adda188190a5c26c363614145f |
completed | March 22, 2026, 5:41 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c0e349d0088190be108aa266d3af82 |
completed | March 23, 2026, 6:52 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:50 p.m.