Triple

T12138411
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Idomoid languages E289119 entity
Predicate linguisticClassification P10465 FINISHED
Object Volta-Congo
Volta-Congo is a major branch of the Niger-Congo language family that encompasses a large and diverse group of languages spoken across much of West and Central Africa.
E976980 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: Volta-Congo | Statement: [Idomoid languages, linguisticClassification, Volta-Congo]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Volta-Congo
Context triple: [Idomoid languages, linguisticClassification, Volta-Congo]
  • A. Bas-Congo
    Bas-Congo, now known as Kongo Central Province, is a western region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo bordering the Atlantic Ocean and Angola, historically significant as part of the Kingdom of Kongo.
  • B. West Benue–Congo
    West Benue–Congo is a major branch of the Benue–Congo subgroup of the Niger–Congo language family, encompassing numerous languages spoken primarily in western and central Nigeria.
  • C. Nile–Congo divide
    The Nile–Congo divide is a major African watershed boundary separating river systems that drain into the Nile Basin from those flowing into the Congo Basin.
  • D. 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.
  • E. Benue–Congo languages
    The Benue–Congo languages are a large and diverse branch of African languages that include the widespread Bantu family and are spoken across much of sub-Saharan Africa.
  • 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: Volta-Congo
Triple: [Idomoid languages, linguisticClassification, Volta-Congo]
Generated description
Volta-Congo is a major branch of the Niger-Congo language family that encompasses a large and diverse group of languages spoken across much of West and Central Africa.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Volta-Congo
Target entity description: Volta-Congo is a major branch of the Niger-Congo language family that encompasses a large and diverse group of languages spoken across much of West and Central Africa.
  • A. Bas-Congo
    Bas-Congo, now known as Kongo Central Province, is a western region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo bordering the Atlantic Ocean and Angola, historically significant as part of the Kingdom of Kongo.
  • B. West Benue–Congo
    West Benue–Congo is a major branch of the Benue–Congo subgroup of the Niger–Congo language family, encompassing numerous languages spoken primarily in western and central Nigeria.
  • C. Nile–Congo divide
    The Nile–Congo divide is a major African watershed boundary separating river systems that drain into the Nile Basin from those flowing into the Congo Basin.
  • D. 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.
  • E. Benue–Congo languages
    The Benue–Congo languages are a large and diverse branch of African languages that include the widespread Bantu family and are spoken across much of sub-Saharan Africa.
  • 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_69d6ab4b5e4c81909950b17151eb0951 completed April 8, 2026, 7:23 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d9158eef48819083bdce283a363414 completed April 10, 2026, 3:21 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f62a81f6708190a6a215421f8ce8dd completed May 2, 2026, 4:46 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f62be354a88190aaf5e8439b33120b completed May 2, 2026, 4:52 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f62c8194d881909db3d320a21f2052 completed May 2, 2026, 4:55 p.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:49 p.m.