Triple
T14788509
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Southern Niger |
E347591
|
entity |
| Predicate | majorCity |
P316
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Maradi
Maradi is a key commercial and population center in southern Niger, known as one of the country’s largest and most economically important cities.
|
E1119840
|
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: Maradi | Statement: [Southern Niger, majorCity, Maradi]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maradi Context triple: [Southern Niger, majorCity, Maradi]
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A.
Mopti
Mopti is a major city in central Mali known as a bustling river port and commercial hub situated at the confluence of the Niger and Bani rivers.
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B.
Zinder
Zinder is a major city in southern Niger known as an important historical and commercial center in the Sahel region.
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C.
Ségou
Ségou is a historic city in central Mali known for its role as a former Bambara kingdom capital, its Niger River location, and its rich cultural and artistic heritage.
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D.
Niamey Zarma
Niamey Zarma is the principal urban dialect of the Zarma language, predominantly spoken in and around Niger’s capital city, Niamey.
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E.
Bafoussam
Bafoussam is a major city in western Cameroon known as an important economic and cultural center of the Bamileke people.
- 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: Maradi Triple: [Southern Niger, majorCity, Maradi]
Generated description
Maradi is a key commercial and population center in southern Niger, known as one of the country’s largest and most economically important cities.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maradi Target entity description: Maradi is a key commercial and population center in southern Niger, known as one of the country’s largest and most economically important cities.
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A.
Mopti
Mopti is a major city in central Mali known as a bustling river port and commercial hub situated at the confluence of the Niger and Bani rivers.
-
B.
Zinder
Zinder is a major city in southern Niger known as an important historical and commercial center in the Sahel region.
-
C.
Ségou
Ségou is a historic city in central Mali known for its role as a former Bambara kingdom capital, its Niger River location, and its rich cultural and artistic heritage.
-
D.
Niamey Zarma
Niamey Zarma is the principal urban dialect of the Zarma language, predominantly spoken in and around Niger’s capital city, Niamey.
-
E.
Bafoussam
Bafoussam is a major city in western Cameroon known as an important economic and cultural center of the Bamileke people.
- 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_69d822e9b9e08190bedcc31a163fda82 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 10:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69decaa1e9ec81908d7c26c1c4e43014 |
completed | April 14, 2026, 11:15 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fe24b9e8a08190bc736ac207b77324 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 6 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fe266a05308190b9f6adba3e635e2f |
completed | May 8, 2026, 6:07 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fe26f8fb7881909892c381b16fc80a |
completed | May 8, 2026, 6:10 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:31 a.m.