Languages to be included into the sample

Language questionnaire

For each language included into our sample, an analytical report on the tonal system is written, accompanied by an annotated text in the language. This report follows the guidelines of a Questionnaire available here. The model of annotation can be consulted and downloaded here.

Eastern Soninke (Valentin Vydrin)

Eastern Soninke text (Valentin Vydrin)

Bambara (Valentin Vydrin)

Bambara text 1: Traoré, Benoît. Na magosa.

Bambara text 2: Popular tale Dununba kumata, by Oumar N. Diarra

Bambara text 3: Bajoliba: Badingɛ kɛlen bɛ ɲamanbɔnyɔrɔ ni ji jugu kɛyɔrɔ ye ‘The Niger river”

Dan (Valentin Vydrin)

Dan text (Valentin Vydrin)

Mwan (Elena Perekhvalskaya, Valentin Vydrin)

Mwan text (Elena Perekhvalskaya, Valentin Vydrin)

Hausa (Lora Litvinova)

Hausa text 1: Armen Halima

Hausa text 2: Dialogue between two friends

Jamsay (Dmitry Gerasimov)

Jamsay text (Dmitry Gerasimov)

Babanki (Pius W. Akumbu, Valentin Vydrin)