Triple
T3242005
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Mali Empire |
E67983
|
entity |
| Predicate | ethnicGroup |
P194
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Bambara |
E28452
|
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: Bambara | Statement: [Mali Empire, ethnicGroup, Bambara]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bambara Context triple: [Mali Empire, ethnicGroup, Bambara]
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A.
Bambara
chosen
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.
Ga-Adangbe
The Ga-Adangbe are an ethnic group of southeastern Ghana, centered around the Greater Accra region, known for their coastal trading history, distinctive language cluster, and rich festivals such as Homowo.
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D.
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.
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E.
Bariba
The Bariba are a West African ethnic group primarily found in northern Benin and parts of western Nigeria, known for their historical kingdoms and rich agricultural and trading traditions.
- 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_69ad858d27348190abb61c280b4c86a9 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:19 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adaef76d908190815bb456e366ee0a |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:16 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b27757dff0819081a26aea52ede49d |
completed | March 12, 2026, 8:20 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:08 p.m.