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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: 216

Syllables: 347

Tonal spans: 228

Tonal Density Index (syllabic): 0.66

Detailed statistics

TDI based on:

words:

1.06

morphemes:

0.86

feet:

0.81

syllables:

0.66

moras:

n/a

Toneme statistics:

total:

228

105 (46%)

119 (52%)

Grammatical:

(11%)

(0%)

(21%)

Tonal span size (in TBU):

global mean:

1.52

1.70

1.36

Text: Bì ma dúniya dán, wà síni tɛ́nà dúniya bán. `A tùma` ka jàn kósɛbɛ, mɔ̀gɔninfin` ni kúngo sogo`-u tùn bɛ ɲɔ́gɔn síra bɔ́. Bádenya` síra` àní tériya` síra` tùn bɛ ù ni ɲɔ́gɔn cɛ́. Sàn` dɔ́ kɛ́ra, kúngo sogo`u ka sɛ̀nɛfɛn` ma ɲà, `ka `a sábu` kɛ́ ù tùn ye ù ka jíri` 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 háali. Sònsannin, ní `a bɛ wéle kó Jáasòn, ò láfìlila kójùgu. Sògo`u tɔ́ɔrɔla kɔ́ngɔ` fɛ̀, háli ù tɛ kɛ́ta dɔ́n túgunni. Sé` bánna ù ye péwu. Ù bɛ́ka kèlen-kelen sa kɔ́ngɔ` fɛ̀. Sònsannin ka kèkun, bɛ́ɛ bɛ ò dɔ́n. Ò dè ye `a tó dón` dɔ́, Jáasòn wílila `ka sé tòro` mà, `ka í kánto: Né` térí Tòro, kámalenkɔrɔba` kɔ́nɔ fɛɛrɛ` mánà bán dón` mîn, `a bɛ sà ò dón`. Ní án ma dàbali wɛ́rɛ tìgɛ, kɔ́ngɔ` bɛ án bɛ́ɛ bìla Kólojɛbugu. Tòro ye `a jáabi kó: Kɔ̀rɔ Jáasòn, 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` àní án dɔ̀ngɔn. Kɔ̀rɔ Sònsan, `a 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: 61

Syllables: 105

Tonal spans: 65

Tonal Density Index (syllabic): 0.62

Detailed statistics

TDI based on:

words:

1.07

morphemes:

0.77

feet:

0.76

syllables:

0.62

moras:

n/a

Toneme statistics:

total:

30 (46%)

34 (52%)

Grammatical:

(11%)

(0%)

(21%)

Tonal span size (in TBU):

global mean:

1.62

2.00

1.27

Text: Ń ye `a dá fála-tɔ-nin` dɔ́ lá. Fálatɔnin` dɔ́, `a mɔ̀ko` júguyara fɔ́ ka dàmatɛ̀mɛ. Sɛ̀gɛn` dígira `a lá, fɔ́ ka dàmatɛ̀mɛ. Fálatɔnin` ye màsakɛ` dɔ́ kómɛ́n jàmani wɛrɛ kó ní í séra ò fɛ̀, kó ò bɛ sé `ka í kɛ́ màa yé. Hìnɛnci dòn. Fálatɔnin` ye síra` tà, `a táara màsakɛ ìn fɛ̀ `ka wá `a 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: 159

Syllables: 312

Tonal spans: 189

Tonal Density Index (syllabic): 0.61

Detailed statistics

TDI based on:

words:

1.19

morphemes:

0.81

feet:

0.77

syllables:

0.61

moras:

n/a

Toneme statistics:

total:

189

88 (47%)

100 (53%)

Grammatical:

(17%)

(1%)

(32%)

Tonal span size (in TBU):

global mean:

1.65

2.12

1.19

Text: Bájoliba: Bádingɛ` kɛ́len bɛ́ ɲàmanbɔ̀nyɔrɔ` ni jíjugu-kɛyɔrɔ yé. Ní í ye Bàmakɔ dánkan` mìnɛ `ka táama, í jìgila` bɛ mìsɛnya hádamàden`u kɛ́wale jugu` lá `ka ɲɛ́sin báji` mà. Mɔ̀gɔ`u kɛ́len bɛ́ `ka só`u jɔ̀ fó bádingɛ` kɔ́nɔ, àní `kà `a kɛ́ ɲàmanbɔnyɔrɔ`u yé. Bágansu`u fìlilen` bɛ́ fàn` bɛ́ɛ fɛ̀. Ò ni `a 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 bɛ `a tòli. `Ka `a 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 yɛ̀rɛ̂ bɛ jɛ́gɛ` mìnɛ ò bá kélen ìn kɔ́nɔ. Ɲàman`u mánà báji` tòli, jí saniman` tɛ́na sɔ̀rɔ, nákɔlafɛn saniman` fána tɛ sɔ̀rɔ sàngó jɛ́gɛ ɲuman`. Fɛ́n jugu` dúnni`, àní sìgida` ni `a lámini` tíɲɛni` bɛ fìɲɛ` bìla hádamàden` ka kɛ́nɛya` lá.