Triple

T18631647
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Malagasy people E455431 entity
Predicate majorEthnicSubgroup P1898 FINISHED
Object Merina people
The Merina people are the largest and historically dominant ethnic group of Madagascar, centered in the central highlands and known for establishing the precolonial Merina Kingdom.
E1334928 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: Merina people | Statement: [Malagasy people, majorEthnicSubgroup, Merina people]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Merina people
Context triple: [Malagasy people, majorEthnicSubgroup, Merina people]
  • A. Mekeo people
    The Mekeo people are an indigenous ethnic group of Papua New Guinea known for their Austronesian language, complex social organization, and traditional agricultural and ceremonial practices.
  • B. Lozi people
    The Lozi people are a Bantu-speaking ethnic group primarily inhabiting western Zambia, known for their centralized monarchy under the Litunga and their annual Kuomboka ceremony marking the Zambezi River’s flood season.
  • C. Aro people
    The Aro people are an Igbo sub-group in southeastern Nigeria historically known for their influential Aro Confederacy, long-distance trade networks, and powerful oracle at Arochukwu.
  • D. Tsonga people
    The Tsonga people are a Bantu ethnic group of southern Africa, primarily found in Mozambique, South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Eswatini, known for their rich musical traditions, distinctive dance, and vibrant cultural heritage.
  • E. Sikaiana people
    The Sikaiana people are a Polynesian ethnic group indigenous to the remote Sikaiana Atoll in the Solomon Islands, known for their distinct language, seafaring traditions, and island-based culture.
  • 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: Merina people
Triple: [Malagasy people, majorEthnicSubgroup, Merina people]
Generated description
The Merina people are the largest and historically dominant ethnic group of Madagascar, centered in the central highlands and known for establishing the precolonial Merina Kingdom.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Merina people
Target entity description: The Merina people are the largest and historically dominant ethnic group of Madagascar, centered in the central highlands and known for establishing the precolonial Merina Kingdom.
  • A. Mekeo people
    The Mekeo people are an indigenous ethnic group of Papua New Guinea known for their Austronesian language, complex social organization, and traditional agricultural and ceremonial practices.
  • B. Lozi people
    The Lozi people are a Bantu-speaking ethnic group primarily inhabiting western Zambia, known for their centralized monarchy under the Litunga and their annual Kuomboka ceremony marking the Zambezi River’s flood season.
  • C. Aro people
    The Aro people are an Igbo sub-group in southeastern Nigeria historically known for their influential Aro Confederacy, long-distance trade networks, and powerful oracle at Arochukwu.
  • D. Tsonga people
    The Tsonga people are a Bantu ethnic group of southern Africa, primarily found in Mozambique, South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Eswatini, known for their rich musical traditions, distinctive dance, and vibrant cultural heritage.
  • E. Sikaiana people
    The Sikaiana people are a Polynesian ethnic group indigenous to the remote Sikaiana Atoll in the Solomon Islands, known for their distinct language, seafaring traditions, and island-based culture.
  • 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_69d8d38cc7948190a55ea64e5638994e completed April 10, 2026, 10:40 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e54fc4c5648190b771e9b080e98c15 completed April 19, 2026, 9:57 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a050d7e812c8190ab055062a4479474 completed May 13, 2026, 11:47 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a050fd68c8c8190a34253dd79090280 completed May 13, 2026, 11:57 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a05108fdea081909fd0a1ccdeaeb704 completed May 14, 2026, midnight
Created at: April 10, 2026, 11:46 a.m.