Triple

T4634314
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Aepyceros melampus E101490 entity
Predicate nativeTo P410 FINISHED
Object southern Africa E18188 NE FINISHED

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: southern Africa | Statement: [Aepyceros melampus, nativeTo, southern Africa]

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: southern Africa
Context triple: [Aepyceros melampus, nativeTo, southern Africa]
  • A. Southern Africa chosen
    Southern Africa is the southernmost region of the African continent, encompassing countries such as South Africa, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Botswana, and others, known for its diverse landscapes, wildlife, and cultural heritage.
  • B. southeastern Africa
    Southeastern Africa is a subregion of the African continent encompassing countries along the continent’s southeastern coast and interior, including parts of Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and neighboring states.
  • C. Sub-Saharan Africa
    Sub-Saharan Africa is the geographically expansive and culturally diverse region of Africa located south of the Sahara Desert, encompassing dozens of countries with rapidly growing populations and economies.
  • D. Africa
    Africa is the world’s second-largest and second-most populous continent, known for its vast cultural diversity, rich natural resources, and significant historical and ecological importance.
  • E. South Africa
    South Africa is a country at the southern tip of the African continent, known for its cultural and linguistic diversity, complex history of apartheid and democratic transition, and significant economic and political influence in the region.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Provenance (3 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69bd43d2f1c081908cd4b7ec48ecc73d elicitation completed
NER batch_69bd5a5ec8108190aeb1147a67bff057 ner completed
NED1 batch_69be0368d2748190bc8560ecb16e1997 ned_source_triple completed
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:13 p.m.