Triple
T12969145
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Volta–Niger languages |
E321347
|
entity |
| Predicate | alsoKnownAs |
P39
|
FINISHED |
| Object | West Benue–Congo |
E960810
|
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: West Benue–Congo | Statement: [Volta–Niger languages, alsoKnownAs, West Benue–Congo]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: West Benue–Congo Context triple: [Volta–Niger languages, alsoKnownAs, West Benue–Congo]
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A.
West Benue–Congo
chosen
West Benue–Congo is a major branch of the Benue–Congo subgroup of the Niger–Congo language family, encompassing numerous languages spoken primarily in western and central Nigeria.
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B.
Volta-Congo
Volta-Congo is a major branch of the Niger-Congo language family that encompasses a large and diverse group of languages spoken across much of West and Central Africa.
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C.
Bas-Congo
Bas-Congo, now known as Kongo Central Province, is a western region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo bordering the Atlantic Ocean and Angola, historically significant as part of the Kingdom of Kongo.
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D.
Ubangi River region
The Ubangi River region is a central African area along the Ubangi River, spanning parts of the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, known for its linguistic and cultural diversity.
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E.
Eastern Zaire
Eastern Zaire was the conflict-ridden eastern region of the former Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo), known in the 1990s for intense rebel activity, cross-border interventions, and humanitarian crises.
- 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_69d80763bd6c819094437da5b20b01d2 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 8:09 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d97e407e5081909424fc0c22483c28 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 10:48 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f6b8e6b31c8190b09276003f284f25 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 2:54 a.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 8:33 p.m.