Triple
T3259660
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Songhai Empire |
E68378
|
entity |
| Predicate | language |
P15
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Songhai languages |
E29015
|
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: Songhai languages | Statement: [Songhai Empire, language, Songhai languages]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Songhai languages Context triple: [Songhai Empire, language, Songhai languages]
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A.
Songhay languages
chosen
The Songhay languages are a group of closely related Nilo-Saharan languages spoken primarily along the Niger River in Mali, Niger, and neighboring West African countries.
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B.
Senegambian languages
Senegambian languages are a branch of the Niger-Congo language family spoken in the Senegambia region of West Africa, known for features such as extensive noun class systems and shared phonological traits.
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C.
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.
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D.
Bongo–Bagirmi languages
The Bongo–Bagirmi languages are a subgroup of Central Sudanic languages spoken primarily in South Sudan, Chad, and the Central African Republic.
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E.
Volta–Niger languages
Volta–Niger languages are a major subgroup of the Niger-Congo language family spoken primarily in southern Nigeria and neighboring parts of West Africa, including languages such as Yoruba and Igbo.
- 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_69ad858f74408190bcbd07f967cd7bd0 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:19 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adafa4f40c81909adfd0f7f568e3ce |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:19 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b28ed941cc81909c35853e793d6ce5 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 10 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:09 p.m.