Triple
T946696
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Sahel |
E20427
|
entity |
| Predicate | languageDiversity |
P16608
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Songhai 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: Songhai languages | Statement: [Sahel, languageDiversity, Songhai languages]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Songhai languages Context triple: [Sahel, languageDiversity, Songhai 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.
Mande languages
The Mande languages are a branch of West African languages spoken primarily in countries such as Mali, Guinea, and Sierra Leone, known for including major languages like Bambara, Mandinka, and Soninke.
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C.
Chadic languages
The Chadic languages are a branch of the Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily around Lake Chad in countries such as Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, and Niger, and include major languages like Hausa.
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D.
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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E.
Eastern Sudanic languages
Eastern Sudanic languages are a major branch of the proposed Nilo-Saharan language family, spoken primarily in northeastern and eastern Africa and including languages such as Nubian and Nilotic.
- 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_69a493b0f2fc81908cd227480a5356a1 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4b3bcad2481908b83575b2fb80d14 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:46 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a826e7d55c8190b9b871caead76733 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 12:34 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:40 p.m.