Triple

T7128967
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Kalanga people E166136 entity
Predicate relatedEthnicGroup P1969 FINISHED
Object Shona people
The Shona people are a major Bantu ethnic group of southern Africa, primarily inhabiting Zimbabwe and known for their rich traditions in sculpture, music, and spiritual practices.
E644321 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: Shona people | Statement: [Kalanga people, relatedEthnicGroup, Shona people]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shona people
Context triple: [Kalanga people, relatedEthnicGroup, Shona people]
  • A. Chewa people
    The Chewa people are a Bantu ethnic group of Central and Southern Africa, primarily found in Malawi, Zambia, and Mozambique, known for their matrilineal society, rich agricultural traditions, and distinctive Gule Wamkulu masked dances.
  • B. Mambwe people
    The Mambwe people are a Bantu ethnic group primarily inhabiting northeastern Zambia and parts of Tanzania, known for their agrarian lifestyle, rich oral traditions, and closely related cultural ties with neighboring groups such as the Fipa.
  • C. Ndebele people
    The Ndebele people are a Southern African ethnic group known for their Nguni language, distinctive geometric house painting, beadwork, and rich cultural traditions.
  • D. Tswa people
    The Tswa people are a Bantu ethnic group of southern Africa, closely related to other Tsonga-speaking communities and known for their distinct language and cultural traditions.
  • E. Malaweg people
    The Malaweg people are an indigenous ethnic group in the Philippines, primarily residing in northern Luzon, known for their distinct cultural traditions and heritage.
  • 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: Shona people
Triple: [Kalanga people, relatedEthnicGroup, Shona people]
Generated description
The Shona people are a major Bantu ethnic group of southern Africa, primarily inhabiting Zimbabwe and known for their rich traditions in sculpture, music, and spiritual practices.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shona people
Target entity description: The Shona people are a major Bantu ethnic group of southern Africa, primarily inhabiting Zimbabwe and known for their rich traditions in sculpture, music, and spiritual practices.
  • A. Chewa people
    The Chewa people are a Bantu ethnic group of Central and Southern Africa, primarily found in Malawi, Zambia, and Mozambique, known for their matrilineal society, rich agricultural traditions, and distinctive Gule Wamkulu masked dances.
  • B. Mambwe people
    The Mambwe people are a Bantu ethnic group primarily inhabiting northeastern Zambia and parts of Tanzania, known for their agrarian lifestyle, rich oral traditions, and closely related cultural ties with neighboring groups such as the Fipa.
  • C. Ndebele people
    The Ndebele people are a Southern African ethnic group known for their Nguni language, distinctive geometric house painting, beadwork, and rich cultural traditions.
  • D. Tswa people
    The Tswa people are a Bantu ethnic group of southern Africa, closely related to other Tsonga-speaking communities and known for their distinct language and cultural traditions.
  • E. Malaweg people
    The Malaweg people are an indigenous ethnic group in the Philippines, primarily residing in northern Luzon, known for their distinct cultural traditions and heritage.
  • 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_69c6888350588190870cd552b427a1cd completed March 27, 2026, 1:39 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c6e66c87848190b0ffd08e3c3f4877 completed March 27, 2026, 8:19 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c7a33bf244819096db1351ebf62413 completed March 28, 2026, 9:45 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c7a45ce628819085343c30f2886a95 completed March 28, 2026, 9:50 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c7a60ac4348190a623522f2d8199e9 completed March 28, 2026, 9:57 a.m.
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:44 p.m.