Mandinka and English
From LING073
Resources for machine translation between Mandinka and English
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Resources developed for Mandinka
External resources
Transducers
mnk → eng evaluation
Coverage
| Measure | Tokens | Coverage |
|---|---|---|
| Monolingual transducer (mnk.automorf.bin) on mnk.sentences.txt | 76 / 207 | 36.7% |
| Bilingual transducer (mnk-eng.automorf.bin) on mnk.sentences.txt | 59 / 197 | 29.9% |
10 Sentence Analysis
| # | Original (Mandinka) | Intended English | biltrans output | Full translation output |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muniatinna musolula-kuntinyo jangiata | Why women's hair is long | ^muniatinna<adv><itg>/why<adv><itg>$ ^musoo<n><pl>/woman<n><pl>$ ^la<post>/of<pr>/from<pr>/through<pr>$-^kuntinyo<n><sg>/hair<n><sg>$ ^jango<adj><v><iv><perf>/long<adj><v><iv><perf>$^.<sent>/.<sent>$
|
why women of-hair #long |
| 2 | Muso fulale sonkata nung | Two women had quarreled | ^musoo<n><sg>/woman<n><sg>$ ^fula<num>/two<num><pl>$ ^le<emph>/$ ^sonka<v><iv><perf>/quarrel<vblex><iv><perf>$ ^nung<adv><past>/had<vaux>$^.<sent>/.<sent>$
|
woman two #quarrel #had |
| 3 | Killingo wo sutiata a funtita | One that was short went away | ^Killiŋo<prn><dem>/One<prn><dem><mf><sg>$ ^wo<adj>/very<adj>$ ^sutiata<adj>/short<adj><sint>$ ^*a/*a$ ^funti<v><iv><perf>/leave<vblex><iv><perf>$^.<sent>/.<sent>$ |
One #very short *a #leave |
| 4 | A tata a ye dinko ba sing silo temoto meng si bo ala jowla kordato ka ta kolongoto | She went and dug a large hole in the middle of the road which her enemy would go out from the gate to the well | ^*A/*A$ ^taa<v><iv><perf>/go<v><iv><perf>$ ^*a/*a$ ^ye<vbmod>/did<vblex>$ ^dinko<n><sg>/hole<n><sg>$ ^*ba/*ba$ ^sing<v>/dig<v>$ ^silo<adj>/large<adj>$ ^*temoto/*temoto$ ^*meng/*meng$ ^*si/*si$ ^*bo/*bo$ ^*ala/*ala$ ^jow<n><sg>/enemy<n><sg>$ ^la<post>/of<pr>/from<pr>/through<pr>$ ^*kordato/*kordato$ ^*ka/*ka$ ^taa<v>/go<v>$ ^*kolongoto/*kolongoto$^.<sent>/.<sent>$ |
*A #go *a #did hole *ba #dig #large *temoto *meng *si *bo *ala enemy of *kordato *ka #go *kolongoto |
| 5 | Wo sinning somanda junala kabring musolu bey be ta ji bila kolongot aning mirang kuliaringolu wo musola-jowo boita dinko konno a wurita makoirola | The next morning early when all the women were going to draw water at the well with heavy calabashes that woman's enemy fell into the hole she called for help | ^Wo<adj>/Very<adj>$ ^sinning<n><sg>/tomorrow<n><sg>$ ^somanda<n><sg>/morning<n><sg>$ ^*junala/*junala$ ^*kabring/*kabring$ ^musoo<n><pl>/woman<n><pl>$ ^*bey/*bey$ ^*be/*be$ ^taa<v>/go<v>$ ^*ji/*ji$ ^*bila/*bila$ ^*kolongot/*kolongot$ ^*aning/*aning$ ^*mirang/*mirang$ ^*kuliaringolu/*kuliaringolu$ ^wo<adj>/very<adj>$ ^musoo<n><sg>/woman<n><sg>$ ^la<post>/of<pr>/from<pr>/through<pr>$-^*jowo/*jowo$ ^*boita/*boita$ ^dinko<n><sg>/hole<n><sg>$ ^*konno/*konno$ ^*a/*a$ ^*wurita/*wurita$ ^*makoirola/*makoirola$^.<sent>/.<sent>$ |
#Very tomorrow morning *junala *kabring women *bey *be #go *ji *bila *kolongot *aning *mirang *kuliaringolu #very woman of-*jowo *boita hole *konno *a *wurita *makoirola |
| 6 | Ala terimalu burita y nata y'a muta ala kuntinyoto | Her companions ran and came they took her by her hair | ^*Ala/*Ala$ ^*terimalu/*terimalu$ ^*burita/*burita$ ^*y/*y$ ^*nata/*nata$ ^*y/*y$'^*a/*a$ ^*muta/*muta$ ^*ala/*ala$ ^*kuntinyoto/*kuntinyoto$^.<sent>/.<sent>$ |
*Ala *terimalu *burita *y *nata *y'*a *muta *ala *kuntinyoto |
| 7 | Kabring y b'a sabbala fo a si bo dinko konno y'a je ala kuntinyo be jangiala wo watola | When they were drawing her so that she would come out of the hole they saw that her hair was becoming long at that time | ^*Kabring/*Kabring$ ^*y/*y$ ^*b/*b$'^*a/*a$ ^*sabbala/*sabbala$ ^*fo/*fo$ ^*a/*a$ ^*si/*si$ ^*bo/*bo$ ^dinko<n><sg>/hole<n><sg>$ ^*konno/*konno$ ^*y/*y$'^*a/*a$ ^*je/*je$ ^*ala/*ala$ ^kuntinyo<n><sg>/hair<n><sg>$ ^*be/*be$ ^*jangiala/*jangiala$ ^wo<adj>/very<adj>$ ^*watola/*watola$^.<sent>/.<sent>$ |
*Kabring *y *b'*a *sabbala *fo *a *si *bo hole *konno *y'*a *je *ala hair *be *jangiala #very *watola |
| 8 | Kabring a funtita dinko konno a be loring silo kang a y'a je ala kuntinyo be jangiaring ko kambano-bulo | When she came out of the hole she was standing on the road, she saw that her hair was long as a youth's arm | ^*Kabring/*Kabring$ ^*a/*a$ ^funti<v><iv><perf>/leave<vblex><iv><perf>$ ^dinko<n><sg>/hole<n><sg>$ ^*konno/*konno$ ^*a/*a$ ^*be/*be$ ^*loring/*loring$ ^silo<adj>/large<adj>$ ^*kang/*kang$ ^*a/*a$ ^*y/*y$'^*a/*a$ ^*je/*je$ ^*ala/*ala$ ^kuntinyo<n><sg>/hair<n><sg>$ ^*be/*be$ ^*jangiaring/*jangiaring$ ^*ko/*ko$ ^*kambano/*kambano$-^*bulo/*bulo$^.<sent>/.<sent>$ |
*Kabring *a #leave hole *konno *a *be *loring #large *kang *a *y'*a *je *ala hair *be *jangiaring *ko *kambano-*bulo |
| 9 | A y'a malundi baki a burita a tata nung | She was very much ashamed and ran and went away | ^*A/*A$ ^*y/*y$'^*a/*a$ ^*malundi/*malundi$ ^*baki/*baki$ ^*a/*a$ ^*burita/*burita$ ^*a/*a$ ^taa<v><iv><perf>/go<v><iv><perf>$ ^nung<adv><past>/had<vaux>$^.<sent>/.<sent>$ |
*A *y'*a *malundi *baki *a *burita *a #go #had |
| 10 | Bari kabring a yamolu ko ala kuntinyo nyinata a ka jelli wo muso dolula mennuna kuntinyo be sutiaring | But when her yard-people said that her hair was fine she was able to laugh at those other women whose hair was short | ^*Bari/*Bari$ ^*kabring/*kabring$ ^*a/*a$ ^*yamolu/*yamolu$ ^*ko/*ko$ ^*ala/*ala$ ^kuntinyo<n><sg>/hair<n><sg>$ ^*nyinata/*nyinata$ ^*a/*a$ ^*ka/*ka$ ^*jelli/*jelli$ ^wo<adj>/very<adj>$ ^musoo<n><sg>/woman<n><sg>$ ^*dolula/*dolula$ ^*mennuna/*mennuna$ ^kuntinyo<n><sg>/hair<n><sg>$ ^*be/*be$ ^*sutiaring/*sutiaring$^.<sent>/.<sent>$ |
*Bari *kabring *a *yamolu *ko *ala hair *nyinata *a *ka *jelli #very woman *dolula *mennuna hair *be *sutiaring |
