Triple
T9502344
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Saharan languages |
E229173
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasAlternativeName |
P39
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FINISHED |
| Object | Saharan branch of Nilo-Saharan |
E749760
|
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: Saharan branch of Nilo-Saharan | Statement: [Saharan languages, hasAlternativeName, Saharan branch of Nilo-Saharan]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Saharan branch of Nilo-Saharan Context triple: [Saharan languages, hasAlternativeName, Saharan branch of Nilo-Saharan]
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A.
Saharan branch of Nilo-Saharan
chosen
The Saharan branch of Nilo-Saharan is a subgroup of the Nilo-Saharan language family comprising languages spoken primarily across the central Sahara and surrounding Sahel regions.
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B.
Songhay branch of Nilo-Saharan
The Songhay branch of Nilo-Saharan is a group of closely related languages spoken primarily along the Niger River in West Africa, including major varieties such as Zarma and Songhay proper.
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C.
Kwa branch of Niger–Congo
The Kwa branch of Niger–Congo is a major subgroup of West African languages spoken primarily in southern Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Togo, and Benin, known for its tonal systems and rich noun-class and aspectual distinctions.
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D.
Central Sudanic languages
Central Sudanic languages are a major branch of the proposed Nilo-Saharan language family, spoken primarily in central Africa across countries such as South Sudan, Chad, the Central African Republic, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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E.
Nilo-Saharan languages
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.
- 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_69ca847611c48190a28c028644198c75 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:11 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cd983ea6048190a2d7924c8e6d1fbc |
completed | April 1, 2026, 10:12 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d13a10f7b08190b8e4d4bc3b9815c6 |
completed | April 4, 2026, 4:19 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:57 p.m.