Triple
T1871338
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Kanuri |
E39040
|
entity |
| Predicate | culturalArea |
P1968
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Sudanic belt |
E49229
|
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: Sudanic belt | Statement: [Kanuri, culturalArea, Sudanic belt]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sudanic belt Context triple: [Kanuri, culturalArea, Sudanic belt]
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A.
Sahel
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.
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B.
Nilo-Saharian
chosen
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.
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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.
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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.
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E.
Greater Horn of Africa
The Greater Horn of Africa is a broader geopolitical and socio-economic region in eastern Africa that encompasses the Horn of Africa and neighboring countries linked by shared historical, cultural, and security dynamics.
- 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_69a8862f7074819096afe7fe65e179e9 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abb0ba90e08190b990875d6e8e7e4a |
completed | March 7, 2026, 4:59 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae030a0d3081908641c4a40e5b7700 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 11:15 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:34 p.m.