Triple
T390580
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Nilo-Saharan languages |
E8870
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasSubfamily |
P747
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Songhay languages |
E29015
|
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: Songhay languages | Statement: [Nilo-Saharan languages, hasSubfamily, Songhay languages]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Songhay languages Context triple: [Nilo-Saharan languages, hasSubfamily, Songhay languages]
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A.
Songhay languages
chosen
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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B.
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.
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C.
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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D.
Nguni languages
The Nguni languages are a group of closely related Bantu languages of southern Africa that include major tongues such as Zulu, Xhosa, Swati, and Ndebele.
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E.
Muna–Buton languages
The Muna–Buton languages are a subgroup of Austronesian languages spoken primarily in southeastern Sulawesi and nearby islands in Indonesia.
- 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_69a2e7f55c60819097aff65ea2ca2832 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:04 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2ec5d73e881909101308a583c8f13 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:23 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a4035310608190a1e0f807cb93e1e1 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:13 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 p.m.