Triple

T390609
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Nilo-Saharan languages E8870 entity
Predicate geographicRange P2178 FINISHED
Object Sahel region E20427 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (3 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: Sahel region | Statement: [Nilo-Saharan languages, geographicRange, Sahel region]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sahel region
Context triple: [Nilo-Saharan languages, geographicRange, Sahel region]
  • A. Sahel chosen
    The Sahel is a semi-arid transition zone in Africa between the Sahara Desert to the north and the more humid savannas to the south, spanning several countries from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea.
  • B. Central Sahara
    The Central Sahara is a vast, arid desert region in north-central Africa characterized by extreme climatic conditions, sparse population, and a long history of trans-Saharan trade and nomadic cultures.
  • C. Horn of Africa
    The Horn of Africa is a peninsula in Northeast Africa that juts into the Arabian Sea and is known for countries such as Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Djibouti, serving as a strategic and cultural crossroads between Africa and the Arab world.
  • D. Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti
    Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti was a former administrative region in northern Chad, known for its vast Sahara desert landscapes, including the Ennedi Plateau and Tibesti Mountains, and its predominantly Toubou (Tebu) population.
  • E. Nilo-Saharian
    Nilo-Saharian is an alternative name for the proposed Nilo-Saharan language family, a large and geographically widespread group of languages spoken mainly in central and eastern Africa.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: geographicRange
Context triple: [Nilo-Saharan languages, geographicRange, Sahel region]
  • A. geographicDistribution chosen
    Indicates the spatial range or area over which something occurs, exists, or is found.
  • B. territorialExtent
    Indicates the geographic area or spatial range over which something extends, applies, or has jurisdiction.
  • C. biogeographicallyRelatedTo
    Indicates that two entities are connected through their biogeographic characteristics, such as shared distribution patterns, regions, or historical biogeographic processes.
  • D. geographicContext
    Indicates that one entity is situated within, associated with, or characterized by the geographic setting or region defined by another entity.
  • E. peakTerritorialExtent
    Indicates the maximum geographic area or territorial size that an entity controlled or occupied at the height of its expansion.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (4 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_69a405f576148190b058300c3bd0d032 completed March 1, 2026, 9:25 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69a2e96960608190bdd342da9c5ddb5e completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:11 p.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 p.m.