Triple

T1357200
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Songhay languages E29015 entity
Predicate majorVariety P2074 FINISHED
Object Zarma language
The Zarma language is a widely spoken Nilo-Saharan language of West Africa, primarily used in Niger and neighboring countries, and serves as a major lingua franca in the region.
 E160218 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: Zarma language | Statement: [Songhay languages, majorVariety, Zarma language]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Zarma language
Context triple: [Songhay languages, majorVariety, Zarma language]
  • A. 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.
  • B. Baoulé language
    The Baoulé language is a Niger-Congo language spoken primarily by the Baoulé people of central Côte d'Ivoire.
  • C. Bowili language
    The Bowili language is a lesser-known Niger-Congo language variety belonging to the Kwa branch, spoken by a small community in West Africa.
  • D. Fula language
    The Fula language is a widely spoken West and Central African language of the Niger-Congo family, used by the Fulani people across numerous countries from Senegal to Cameroon and beyond.
  • E. Bambara
    Bambara is a major Mande language widely spoken in Mali and neighboring West African countries, serving as a key lingua franca in the region.
  • 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: Zarma language
Triple: [Songhay languages, majorVariety, Zarma language]
Generated description
The Zarma language is a widely spoken Nilo-Saharan language of West Africa, primarily used in Niger and neighboring countries, and serves as a major lingua franca in the region.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Zarma language
Target entity description: The Zarma language is a widely spoken Nilo-Saharan language of West Africa, primarily used in Niger and neighboring countries, and serves as a major lingua franca in the region.
  • A. 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.
  • B. Baoulé language
    The Baoulé language is a Niger-Congo language spoken primarily by the Baoulé people of central Côte d'Ivoire.
  • C. Bowili language
    The Bowili language is a lesser-known Niger-Congo language variety belonging to the Kwa branch, spoken by a small community in West Africa.
  • D. Fula language
    The Fula language is a widely spoken West and Central African language of the Niger-Congo family, used by the Fulani people across numerous countries from Senegal to Cameroon and beyond.
  • E. Bambara
    Bambara is a major Mande language widely spoken in Mali and neighboring West African countries, serving as a key lingua franca in the region.
  • 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_69a498d77abc8190913bf57e5f51d2c4 completed March 1, 2026, 7:51 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4c28db5048190a279ee9882caaeaf completed March 1, 2026, 10:49 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69acde181b388190a2093f21717d5aa8 completed March 8, 2026, 2:25 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ace02f7c308190820f1b2a1e2b5626 completed March 8, 2026, 2:34 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ace0c8ac888190957e698b8b0b5984 completed March 8, 2026, 2:36 a.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:56 p.m.