Triple
T1316638
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Mandinka |
E28118
|
entity |
| Predicate | ethnicGroup |
P194
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Mandinka people |
E70582
|
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: Mandinka people | Statement: [Mandinka, ethnicGroup, Mandinka people]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mandinka people Context triple: [Mandinka, ethnicGroup, Mandinka people]
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A.
Mandinka people
chosen
The Mandinka people are a major Mande-speaking ethnic group of West Africa known for their rich oral traditions, Islamic scholarship, and historical role in the Mali Empire.
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B.
Ikwerre people
The Ikwerre people are an ethnic group native to the Niger Delta region of Rivers State in southern Nigeria, known for their distinct language, rich cultural traditions, and involvement in the politics and oil economy of the area.
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C.
Nupe people
The Nupe people are a major ethnic group in central Nigeria known for their rich cultural heritage, traditional crafts, and historical kingdom along the Niger River.
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D.
Bembe people
The Bembe people are a Bantu ethnic group of Central and East Africa, traditionally inhabiting areas around Lake Tanganyika and known for farming, fishing, and rich musical and ritual traditions.
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E.
Songhai people
The Songhai people are a major West African ethnic group historically centered along the Niger River, renowned for founding the powerful Songhai Empire with its capitals at Gao and Timbuktu.
- 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_69a498532c3481909223b74af2e578df |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:49 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4c175079481909077cf11ed72d6fa |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:45 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69acce621a008190a0359eaaf3241e8b |
completed | March 8, 2026, 1:18 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:55 p.m.