Triple
T11115002
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Kotoko |
E262863
|
entity |
| Predicate | partOf |
P40
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Lake Chad cultural area |
E50221
|
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: Lake Chad cultural area | Statement: [Kotoko, partOf, Lake Chad cultural area]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lake Chad cultural area Context triple: [Kotoko, partOf, Lake Chad cultural area]
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A.
Lake Chad basin
chosen
The Lake Chad basin is a large, landlocked drainage region in north-central Africa encompassing parts of Chad, Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon, and surrounding countries, centered around Lake Chad and its river systems.
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B.
Sudanic belt
The Sudanic belt is a broad linguistic and cultural zone across central Africa characterized by a continuum of languages and shared historical interactions between diverse ethnic groups.
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C.
Al Sahel
Al Sahel is a subtribe of the larger Qahtan tribal confederation, traditionally associated with the Arabian Peninsula.
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D.
Liptako-Gourma region
The Liptako-Gourma region is a tri-border Sahelian area spanning parts of Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso, known for its security crises, jihadist insurgencies, and significant but underdeveloped natural resources.
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E.
Sahel
The Sahel is a semi-arid transition zone in Africa between the Sahara Desert to the north and the more humid savannas to the south, spanning several countries from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea.
- 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_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_69e441cb16bc81908b5321506f655e38 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 2:45 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:27 p.m.