Triple

T11114982
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Kotoko E262863 entity
Predicate languageBranch P1967 FINISHED
Object Biu–Mandara branch
The Biu–Mandara branch is a subgroup of the Chadic languages spoken primarily in northeastern Nigeria, northern Cameroon, and southwestern Chad.
 E905182 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: Biu–Mandara branch | Statement: [Kotoko, languageBranch, Biu–Mandara branch]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Biu–Mandara branch
Context triple: [Kotoko, languageBranch, Biu–Mandara branch]
  • A. Bongo–Bagirmi branch
    The Bongo–Bagirmi branch is a subgroup of Central Sudanic languages spoken primarily in South Sudan, Chad, and the Central African Republic.
  • B. South Mbundu
    South Mbundu, also known as Umbundu, is a major Bantu language spoken primarily by the Ovimbundu people in central and southern Angola.
  • C. Mamfe region
    The Mamfe region is an area in southwestern Cameroon known for its diverse indigenous communities and the distinct Mamfe languages spoken there.
  • D. Nandi–Markweta
    Nandi–Markweta is a branch of the Kalenjin languages spoken in parts of Kenya by related Kalenjin ethnic groups.
  • E. North Mbundu
    North Mbundu, also known as Kimbundu, is a Bantu language spoken primarily in northwestern Angola by the Mbundu people.
  • 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: Biu–Mandara branch
Triple: [Kotoko, languageBranch, Biu–Mandara branch]
Generated description
The Biu–Mandara branch is a subgroup of the Chadic languages spoken primarily in northeastern Nigeria, northern Cameroon, and southwestern Chad.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Biu–Mandara branch
Target entity description: The Biu–Mandara branch is a subgroup of the Chadic languages spoken primarily in northeastern Nigeria, northern Cameroon, and southwestern Chad.
  • A. Bongo–Bagirmi branch
    The Bongo–Bagirmi branch is a subgroup of Central Sudanic languages spoken primarily in South Sudan, Chad, and the Central African Republic.
  • B. South Mbundu
    South Mbundu, also known as Umbundu, is a major Bantu language spoken primarily by the Ovimbundu people in central and southern Angola.
  • C. Mamfe region
    The Mamfe region is an area in southwestern Cameroon known for its diverse indigenous communities and the distinct Mamfe languages spoken there.
  • D. Nandi–Markweta
    Nandi–Markweta is a branch of the Kalenjin languages spoken in parts of Kenya by related Kalenjin ethnic groups.
  • E. North Mbundu
    North Mbundu, also known as Kimbundu, is a Bantu language spoken primarily in northwestern Angola by the Mbundu people.
  • 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_69d6aa9b46cc8190b19f9f0cc45bf322 completed April 8, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d79aa7254c8190abce35696ad2be03 completed April 9, 2026, 12:25 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69e42d7da99881908d38ea66c37dfb92 completed April 19, 2026, 1:18 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69e42e67724481908bd9e73487a80d44 completed April 19, 2026, 1:22 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69e4308103c48190b32ee3047d9a0860 completed April 19, 2026, 1:31 a.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:27 p.m.