Triple
T14664608
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Southwestern Mali |
E344334
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasEthnicGroup |
P1898
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Soninké people
The Soninké people are a West African ethnic group historically known as founders of the ancient Ghana Empire and for their long-distance trade and Islamic scholarly traditions across the Sahel.
|
E1177918
|
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: Soninké people | Statement: [Southwestern Mali, hasEthnicGroup, Soninké people]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Soninké people Context triple: [Southwestern Mali, hasEthnicGroup, Soninké people]
-
A.
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.
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B.
Ngoni people
The Ngoni people are a Bantu-speaking ethnic group in southeastern Africa, historically known for their migration and military traditions influenced by the Zulu.
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C.
Bambara people
The Bambara people are a major Mande ethnic group of West Africa, primarily in Mali, known for their rich agricultural traditions, distinctive language, and influential cultural and artistic heritage.
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D.
Ngbandi people
The Ngbandi people are a Central African ethnic group primarily living along the Ubangi River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic, known for their riverine trade, agriculture, and rich oral traditions.
-
E.
Banaban people
The Banaban people are an indigenous Micronesian community originally from Banaba Island in Kiribati, known for their displacement due to extensive phosphate mining and their resettlement on Rabi Island in Fiji.
- 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: Soninké people Triple: [Southwestern Mali, hasEthnicGroup, Soninké people]
Generated description
The Soninké people are a West African ethnic group historically known as founders of the ancient Ghana Empire and for their long-distance trade and Islamic scholarly traditions across the Sahel.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Soninké people Target entity description: The Soninké people are a West African ethnic group historically known as founders of the ancient Ghana Empire and for their long-distance trade and Islamic scholarly traditions across the Sahel.
-
A.
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.
-
B.
Ngoni people
The Ngoni people are a Bantu-speaking ethnic group in southeastern Africa, historically known for their migration and military traditions influenced by the Zulu.
-
C.
Bambara people
The Bambara people are a major Mande ethnic group of West Africa, primarily in Mali, known for their rich agricultural traditions, distinctive language, and influential cultural and artistic heritage.
-
D.
Ngbandi people
The Ngbandi people are a Central African ethnic group primarily living along the Ubangi River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic, known for their riverine trade, agriculture, and rich oral traditions.
-
E.
Banaban people
The Banaban people are an indigenous Micronesian community originally from Banaba Island in Kiribati, known for their displacement due to extensive phosphate mining and their resettlement on Rabi Island in Fiji.
- 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_69d822e283fc8190a0e4c235cf880052 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 10:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69deb54c69f8819080a37161deecfba8 |
completed | April 14, 2026, 9:44 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ff9976bc888190a050c2502d1f8e81 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 8:30 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ff9a56d43c8190819deb48d59e16cb |
completed | May 9, 2026, 8:34 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ff9acbd2b481908b9d415e26d0db81 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 8:36 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:27 a.m.