Triple
T9869976
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Maghreb-Sahel interface |
E239931
|
entity |
| Predicate | connectsRegion |
P845
|
FINISHED |
| Object | sub-Saharan Sahel |
E20427
|
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: sub-Saharan Sahel | Statement: [Maghreb-Sahel interface, connectsRegion, sub-Saharan Sahel]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: sub-Saharan Sahel Context triple: [Maghreb-Sahel interface, connectsRegion, sub-Saharan Sahel]
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A.
Sahel
chosen
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.
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B.
Trans-Saharan belt
The Trans-Saharan belt is a major Neoproterozoic orogenic zone in North and West Africa, formed during the Pan-African orogeny and characterized by extensive metamorphic and igneous rock assemblages.
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C.
western Sudan
Western Sudan is a region of Sudan characterized by its diverse ethnic groups, languages, and cultures, including communities that speak the Taman languages.
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D.
Nilo-Saharian
Nilo-Saharian is an alternative name for the proposed Nilo-Saharan language family, a large and geographically widespread group of languages spoken mainly in central and eastern Africa.
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E.
Sahel–Central African forest transition zone
The Sahel–Central African forest transition zone is an ecological belt in central Africa where the dry Sahelian savannas gradually give way to the dense tropical rainforests of the Congo Basin.
- 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_69ca84e7506c819095cbde4ff16512bb |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:12 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cdb3d498b481908f82f31f98b57c7e |
completed | April 2, 2026, 12:09 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d1eae2189c81909629e4bd46097051 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 4:53 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:36 p.m.