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Texts with tonal markup for Bambara

Text #1 (bamb1269-bambara-vydrin-drum.xlsx)

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Source: Oumar N. Diarra. Dununba kumata. Paris: Donniyakadi, 2012

Author: Umaru Ɲanankɔrɔ Jara

Genre: popular tale

Date: 2012-01-01

URL:

Words: 211

Syllables: 345

Tonal spans: 231

Tonal Density Index (syllabic): 0.67

Detailed statistics

TDI based on:

words:

1.09

morphemes:

0.87

feet:

0.84

syllables:

0.67

moras:

n/a

Toneme statistics:

total:

231

106 (46%)

124 (54%)

Grammatical:

(12%)

(0%)

(23%)

Tonal span size (in TBU):

global mean:

1.49

1.67

1.34

Text: Bì ma dúniya` dá, wà síni tɛ́nà dúniya` bán. À tùma` ka jàn kósɛbɛ, mɔ̀gɔninfin`u ni kúngo` sògo`-u tùn bɛ́ ɲɔ́gɔn síra bɔ́. Bádenya sira` àní tériya sira` tùn bɛ ù ni ɲɔgɔn cɛ́. Sàn` dɔ́ kɛ́ra, kúngo` sògo`u ka sɛ̀nɛfɛn`u ma ɲà, k’à sábu` kɛ́ ù tùn ye ù ká jíri`-u bɛ́ɛ tìgɛ: sánji` ma nà ù fɛ̀ yèn. Mɔ̀gɔninfin`u tùn ye káran nádòn ù ká jíri`u lá ò sàn kélen` ná. Sánjiba` nàna ò-lu` fɛ̀ yèn, ù ka sɛ̀nɛfɛn`u sàbatira hàálì. Sònsannin`, n’à bɛ́ wéle kó Jáàson, ò láfìlila kójùgu. Sògo`u tɔ́ɔrɔla kɔ́ngɔ` fɛ̀, háli ù tɛ́ kɛ́ta dɔ́n túgunni. Sé` bánna ù yé péwu. Ù bɛ́kà kèlen-kelen sa kúngɔ` fɛ̀. Sònsannin` ka kèkun, bɛ́ɛ b’-ó` dɔ́n. Ò dè y’-á` tó dón` dɔ́, Jàáson wílila kà sé tòro` mà, kà í kánto: Ń téri Tòro, kámalenkɔrɔ kɔnɔ fɛɛrɛ` mánà bán dón` mîn, à bɛ sà ò dón`. Ní án ma dàbali wɛ́rɛ tìgɛ, kɔ́ngɔ` bɛ án bɛ́ɛ bìla Kólojɛbugu. Tòro` y’-á` jáabi kó: Kɔ̀rɔ Jaason, nê bɛ́ í ka bìla` lá sú` àní tìle. Hátɛ! Í ɲɛ́ bɛ́ dùnun` mîn ná nê bólo, ní án séra kà ɲɔ́gɔn fàamuya, án bɛ dúmu-ni` kɛ́ fó án sàgo` ni án dɔ̀gɔn`. Kɔ̀rɔ Sònsan, à ɲɛ́fɔ jóona kàtuguni, bìla-ka-suma` tère` man ɲì.

Text #2 (bamb1269-bambara-vydrin-na_magosa.xlsx)

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Source: Traoré, Benoît. Na magosa. Éd. par Charles Bailleul. Bamako: Donniya, 1996.

Author: Traoré, Benoît

Genre: popular tale

Date: 1996-01-01

URL:

Words: 58

Syllables: 101

Tonal spans: 67

Tonal Density Index (syllabic): 0.66

Detailed statistics

TDI based on:

words:

1.16

morphemes:

0.79

feet:

0.82

syllables:

0.66

moras:

n/a

Toneme statistics:

total:

27 (40%)

40 (60%)

Grammatical:

(12%)

(0%)

(20%)

Tonal span size (in TBU):

global mean:

1.51

1.93

1.17

Text: Ń ye à dá fála-tɔ-nin` dɔ́ lá. Fálatɔnin` dɔ́, à mɔ̀kó` júguyara fɔ́ kà à dàmatɛ̀mɛ. Sɛ̀gɛn` dígira à lá, fɔ́ kà à dàmatɛ̀mɛ. Fálatɔnin` ye màsakɛ` dɔ́ kómɛn jàmani wɛ́rɛ kó ní í séra ò fɛ̀, kó ò bɛ sé k’í kɛ́ màa yé. Hìnɛnci dòn. Fálatɔnin` ye síra` tà, à táara màsakɛ ǐn fɛ̀ kà wà à dàntìgɛ màsakɛ` yé.

Text #3 (bamb1269-bambara-vydrin-Niger_riverbank.xlsx)

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Source: Kibaru 595

Author: Nfamoro Keyita & Dɔkala Yusufu Jara

Genre: newspaper article

Date: 2021-12-01

URL:

Words: 153

Syllables: 304

Tonal spans: 184

Tonal Density Index (syllabic): 0.61

Detailed statistics

TDI based on:

words:

1.20

morphemes:

0.77

feet:

0.77

syllables:

0.61

moras:

n/a

Toneme statistics:

total:

184

88 (48%)

96 (52%)

Grammatical:

(19%)

(0%)

(36%)

Tonal span size (in TBU):

global mean:

1.65

2.15

1.07

Text: Bájoliba: Bádingɛ` kɛ́len bɛ́ ɲàmanbɔnyɔrɔ` ni jíjugu-kɛyɔrɔ yé. N’í ye Bàmakɔ dánkan` mìnɛ kà táama, í jìgila` bɛ mìsɛnya hádamàden`u kɛ́wale jugu` lá kà ɲɛ́sin báji` mà. Mɔ̀gɔ`u kɛ́len bɛ́ kà só`u jɔ̀ fó bádingɛ` kɔ́nɔ, àní k’à kɛ́ ɲàmanbɔnyɔrɔ`u yé. Bágansu`u fìlilen bɛ́ fàn` bɛ́ɛ fɛ̀. Ò n’á` tá bɛ́ɛ gàladonyɔrɔ`u fána bɛ́ dánkan`u ná. Òlû ka jí bɔ̀nta`u yé pɔ́sɔninji-u yé. Nìn kɛ́wale nìnnú bɛ́ɛ ka júgu báji` mà. Ù b’a` tòli. K’à dámìnɛ Wòyowayan-kɔ lá fó bádingɛ` kɔ́nɔ Bàmakɔ kómini náaninan` ná, ò bɛ séereya` bɔ́. Kàsɔrɔ jísanimanko cakɛda` mîn yé “Sómagep`” yé, ò bɛ báji` tà kà dí mɔ̀gɔ`u mà wòrobinɛ` fɛ̀. Nákɔ`u fána dálen bɛ́ bádingɛ` kɔ́nɔ. Mɔ́nnikɛla`u yɛ̀rɛ bɛ jɛ́gɛ`u mìnɛ ò bá kélen ìn kɔ́nɔ. Ɲàman`u mánà báji` tòli, jí saniman tɛ́nà sɔ̀rɔ, nákɔlafɛn saniman fána tɛ sɔ̀rɔ sàngó jɛ́gɛ ɲuman. Fɛ́n jugu` dúnni`, àní sìgida` n’á` lámini` tíɲɛni` bɛ fìɲɛ` bìla hádamàden` ka kɛ́nɛya` lá.