Published August 9, 2024 | Version v1

Recordings of spoken Dagbani for the letters zero to ten and the words yes and no

Description

The dataset contains recordings of the words zero to ten, and yes and no, spoken in Dagbani. The recordings have been made by the Tingoli and Nyankpala communities of the northern region of Ghana.

The dataset is unfiltered and may contain noise or incorrect recordings.

 

The number of available recordings are as follows.

Number of recordings English translation Spoken Dagbani*
720 yes ii, iin
710 no aayi, ai, iiyi
218 zero **
218 one yini, zagyini, zaɣ’ yini
223 two ayi
220 three ata
223 four anahi
220 five anu
219 six ayobu, ayɔbu
224 seven ayopoin, apoin, ayɔpɔin, apɔin
222 eight anii
219 nine awei, awɛi
162 ten pia

* the list may not be complete, other forms may exist and be spoken

** no clear single definition

 

A second separate set of `old' recordings is included with the following recordings.

Number of recordings English translation
146 yes
142 no

 

Files

recordings.zip

Files (21.9 MB)

Name Size Download all
md5:db1f6625c3892651cf52844ec4cc73a2
21.9 MB Preview Download

Additional details

Funding

Internet Society

Dates

Collected
2023