Triple
T3406818
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Songhai people |
E71792
|
entity |
| Predicate | neighboringPeople |
P11274
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Zarma people
The Zarma people are a major West African ethnic group primarily inhabiting southwestern Niger and known for their Songhai-related language, agrarian lifestyle, and rich oral traditions.
|
E71792
|
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: Zarma people | Statement: [Songhai people, neighboringPeople, Zarma people]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zarma people Context triple: [Songhai people, neighboringPeople, Zarma people]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Mandinka people
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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D.
Fulani
The Fulani are a large, traditionally pastoralist West African ethnic group spread across many countries, known for their nomadic cattle-herding culture, Islamic scholarship, and significant historical role in regional empires and trade.
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E.
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.
- 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: Zarma people Triple: [Songhai people, neighboringPeople, Zarma people]
Generated description
The Zarma people are a major West African ethnic group primarily inhabiting southwestern Niger and known for their Songhai-related language, agrarian lifestyle, and rich oral traditions.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zarma people Target entity description: The Zarma people are a major West African ethnic group primarily inhabiting southwestern Niger and known for their Songhai-related language, agrarian lifestyle, and rich oral traditions.
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A.
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.
-
B.
Songhai people
chosen
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.
-
C.
Mandinka people
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.
-
D.
Fulani
The Fulani are a large, traditionally pastoralist West African ethnic group spread across many countries, known for their nomadic cattle-herding culture, Islamic scholarship, and significant historical role in regional empires and trade.
-
E.
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.
- F. None of above.
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_69ad85ac312481909e7027ced1456a9f |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adb8ede9c48190b13b0f5e7474e7fa |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:59 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b51c5e56b081909794cbab0c3e1cc9 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 8:29 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b51d61e89081909e1df16631274746 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 8:33 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b51dcb5cb88190ad859cde9f10918a |
completed | March 14, 2026, 8:35 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:15 p.m.