Triple

T20325346
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Katanga Province E492318 entity
Predicate capital P234 FINISHED
Object Lubumbashi NE NERFINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: Lubumbashi | Statement: [Katanga Province, capital, Lubumbashi]

Disambiguation candidates (1 decision)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lubumbashi
Context triple: [Katanga Province, capital, Lubumbashi]
  • A. Lubumbashi chosen
    Lubumbashi is the second-largest city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and a major mining and commercial center in the southeastern part of the country.
  • B. Kisangani
    Kisangani is a major city in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, known as a key inland port and commercial center in the central African rainforest region.
  • C. Matadi
    Matadi is a major port city in western Democratic Republic of the Congo, serving as the country’s principal seaport and a key gateway for trade between the Atlantic Ocean and the interior via the Congo River.
  • D. Mbandaka
    Mbandaka is a city in the northwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo, located on the Congo River and serving as a regional commercial and administrative center.
  • E. Butembo
    Butembo is a major commercial city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, known as a trading hub and economic center in North Kivu.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Provenance (2 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69e0b4a0134081909113563e1c3ba68a elicitation completed
NER batch_69e6778f20288190b1862d6be61bfb67 ner completed
Created at: April 16, 2026, 11:21 a.m.