Triple
T340791
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Hausa |
E6832
|
entity |
| Predicate | subfamily |
P4180
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
West Chadic
West Chadic is a major branch of the Chadic languages within the Afroasiatic family, encompassing languages such as Hausa spoken primarily in West Africa.
|
E43179
|
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: West Chadic | Statement: [Hausa, subfamily, West Chadic]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: West Chadic Context triple: [Hausa, subfamily, West Chadic]
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A.
Kanuri
The Kanuri are a major ethnic group of the central Sahara and Lake Chad region, historically associated with the Kanem-Bornu Empire and known for their distinct language and Islamic cultural heritage.
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B.
Southern Bantoid
Southern Bantoid is a major branch of the Bantoid languages that includes the large Bantu language family spoken across much of sub-Saharan Africa.
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C.
Songhay languages
The Songhay languages are a group of closely related Nilo-Saharan languages spoken primarily along the Niger River in Mali, Niger, and neighboring West African countries.
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D.
Hausa
Hausa is a major Chadic language spoken primarily in northern Nigeria and southern Niger, serving as a widespread lingua franca across West Africa.
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E.
Nilo-Saharan languages
Nilo-Saharan languages are a proposed large and diverse family of African languages spoken mainly along the Nile Valley and across parts of central and eastern Africa.
- 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: West Chadic Triple: [Hausa, subfamily, West Chadic]
Generated description
West Chadic is a major branch of the Chadic languages within the Afroasiatic family, encompassing languages such as Hausa spoken primarily in West Africa.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: West Chadic Target entity description: West Chadic is a major branch of the Chadic languages within the Afroasiatic family, encompassing languages such as Hausa spoken primarily in West Africa.
-
A.
Kanuri
The Kanuri are a major ethnic group of the central Sahara and Lake Chad region, historically associated with the Kanem-Bornu Empire and known for their distinct language and Islamic cultural heritage.
-
B.
Southern Bantoid
Southern Bantoid is a major branch of the Bantoid languages that includes the large Bantu language family spoken across much of sub-Saharan Africa.
-
C.
Songhay languages
The Songhay languages are a group of closely related Nilo-Saharan languages spoken primarily along the Niger River in Mali, Niger, and neighboring West African countries.
-
D.
Hausa
Hausa is a major Chadic language spoken primarily in northern Nigeria and southern Niger, serving as a widespread lingua franca across West Africa.
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E.
Nilo-Saharan languages
Nilo-Saharan languages are a proposed large and diverse family of African languages spoken mainly along the Nile Valley and across parts of central and eastern Africa.
- 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_69a2e7951ba08190960e90823b5078f3 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:03 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2eae611f88190955fbebe2b01835b |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:17 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a3d4e701408190a13f8c50c1271bb4 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 5:55 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a3d534891c8190adc4ffc0762730d4 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 5:57 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a3d5d1ed8c8190ba5306b6f2304e62 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 5:59 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 p.m.