Triple

T8405426
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Banda-Mbrém language E198484 entity
Predicate subfamilyOf P1244 FINISHED
Object Nilo-Saharan languages E8870 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: Nilo-Saharan languages | Statement: [Banda-Mbrém language, subfamilyOf, Nilo-Saharan languages]

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: Nilo-Saharan languages
Context triple: [Banda-Mbrém language, subfamilyOf, Nilo-Saharan languages]
  • A. Nilo-Saharan languages chosen
    Nilo-Saharan languages are a proposed large and diverse family of African languages spoken mainly along the Nile Valley and across parts of central and eastern Africa.
  • B. Nubian languages
    The Nubian languages are a group of closely related Eastern Sudanic languages spoken primarily along the Nile in southern Egypt and northern Sudan, known for their ancient literary history and modern use among Nubian communities.
  • C. Chadic languages
    The Chadic languages are a branch of the Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily around Lake Chad in countries such as Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, and Niger, and include major languages like Hausa.
  • D. East Central Sudanic languages
    The East Central Sudanic languages are a subgroup of the Central Sudanic branch of the Nilo-Saharan language family, spoken primarily in parts of Central and East Africa.
  • E. Nilotic languages
    Nilotic languages are a branch of the Nilo-Saharan language family spoken primarily along the Nile Valley and surrounding regions of East and Central Africa by various pastoralist and agricultural communities.
  • 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_69ca8310df9c8190b25f16161cca3e41 elicitation completed
NER batch_69cb8312941c8190af0b2def0a4e02be ner completed
NED1 batch_69ce02f8596c8190a61b6f1ffd5a609c ned_source_triple completed
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:05 p.m.