Triple
T1340528
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Bambara |
E28452
|
entity |
| Predicate | languageFamily |
P1047
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Mande
Mande is a major branch of the Niger-Congo language family comprising numerous related languages spoken across West Africa, particularly in countries like Mali, Guinea, and Sierra Leone.
|
E166201
|
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: Mande | Statement: [Bambara, languageFamily, Mande]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mande Context triple: [Bambara, languageFamily, Mande]
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A.
Bambara
Bambara is a major Mande language widely spoken in Mali and neighboring West African countries, serving as a key lingua franca in the region.
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B.
Dioula
Dioula is a Mande language of West Africa, widely used as a trade and lingua franca language in countries like Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, and Mali.
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C.
Mali
Mali is a landlocked West African country known for its historic trading cities like Timbuktu, rich Sahelian culture, and significant role in the ancient Mali Empire.
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D.
Mandinka
Mandinka is a major Mande language spoken primarily in The Gambia, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, and neighboring West African countries by the Mandinka people.
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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. 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: Mande Triple: [Bambara, languageFamily, Mande]
Generated description
Mande is a major branch of the Niger-Congo language family comprising numerous related languages spoken across West Africa, particularly in countries like Mali, Guinea, and Sierra Leone.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mande Target entity description: Mande is a major branch of the Niger-Congo language family comprising numerous related languages spoken across West Africa, particularly in countries like Mali, Guinea, and Sierra Leone.
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A.
Bambara
Bambara is a major Mande language widely spoken in Mali and neighboring West African countries, serving as a key lingua franca in the region.
-
B.
Dioula
Dioula is a Mande language of West Africa, widely used as a trade and lingua franca language in countries like Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, and Mali.
-
C.
Mali
Mali is a landlocked West African country known for its historic trading cities like Timbuktu, rich Sahelian culture, and significant role in the ancient Mali Empire.
-
D.
Mandinka
Mandinka is a major Mande language spoken primarily in The Gambia, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, and neighboring West African countries by the Mandinka people.
-
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. 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_69a49854eb3481908c7d56b2e449a290 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:49 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4c21490488190b4281a16c87677d1 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:47 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad08a7ed5c8190b9f99a6f4524eae8 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:27 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ad0bbf5d748190ae09c951d0bab9b6 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:40 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ad0c18e35481909c19c6888b322d78 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:41 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:56 p.m.