Triple
T2811958
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Mande languages |
E54190
|
entity |
| Predicate | region |
P40
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Upper Niger basin
The Upper Niger basin is a West African river region that has historically served as a cultural and linguistic heartland for Mande-speaking peoples.
|
E145730
|
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: Upper Niger basin | Statement: [Mande languages, region, Upper Niger basin]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Upper Niger basin Context triple: [Mande languages, region, Upper Niger basin]
-
A.
Inner Niger Delta
The Inner Niger Delta is a vast inland floodplain in Mali characterized by seasonal wetlands, rich biodiversity, and traditional fishing and farming communities.
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B.
Lake Chad basin
The Lake Chad basin is a large, landlocked drainage region in north-central Africa encompassing parts of Chad, Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon, and surrounding countries, centered around Lake Chad and its river systems.
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C.
Nile Basin
The Nile Basin is the extensive drainage region of the Nile River, spanning multiple countries in northeastern Africa and supporting diverse ecosystems and large human populations dependent on its water resources.
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D.
Athi River basin
The Athi River basin is a major drainage basin in Kenya that collects waters from rivers such as the Nairobi River and ultimately feeds into the Indian Ocean.
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E.
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.
- 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: Upper Niger basin Triple: [Mande languages, region, Upper Niger basin]
Generated description
The Upper Niger basin is a West African river region that has historically served as a cultural and linguistic heartland for Mande-speaking peoples.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Upper Niger basin Target entity description: The Upper Niger basin is a West African river region that has historically served as a cultural and linguistic heartland for Mande-speaking peoples.
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A.
Inner Niger Delta
chosen
The Inner Niger Delta is a vast inland floodplain in Mali characterized by seasonal wetlands, rich biodiversity, and traditional fishing and farming communities.
-
B.
Lake Chad basin
The Lake Chad basin is a large, landlocked drainage region in north-central Africa encompassing parts of Chad, Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon, and surrounding countries, centered around Lake Chad and its river systems.
-
C.
Nile Basin
The Nile Basin is the extensive drainage region of the Nile River, spanning multiple countries in northeastern Africa and supporting diverse ecosystems and large human populations dependent on its water resources.
-
D.
Athi River basin
The Athi River basin is a major drainage basin in Kenya that collects waters from rivers such as the Nairobi River and ultimately feeds into the Indian Ocean.
-
E.
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.
- F. None of above.
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_69ab49de0af08190b3da69683be1e728 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:40 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abde354a5881908cd3d545f7dda81c |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8:13 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69afe8aecd5081909b38d229904e5bde |
completed | March 10, 2026, 9:47 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69afea1732b481909a8df01d80ca1bd4 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 9:53 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b00eff94b481909a4cc08c8494870c |
completed | March 10, 2026, 12:30 p.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:59 p.m.