Wikidata:Lexicographical data/Documentation/Languages/dag

Dagbani

language, modern language, natural language

Subclass of	Mole-Dagbani
Native label	Dagbanli
Country	Ghana
Indigenous to	Northern Region
Writing system	Latin script
Language regulatory body	University of Education, Winneba
Ethnologue language status	4 Educational
Wikimedia language code	dag

This page shall host information about the modeling of Dagbani Lexicographical data on Wikidata.

General guidelines

Forming new words

In the Dagbani language, it’s common to form new words by combining existing ones. For example, the adjective-noun compounds in Dagbani are the results of lexicalisation of attributive constructions comprising of a noun followed by an adjective.

So, for example, a term for “electrical current” by combining the words “niɣilim” (wriggle), “buɣim” (fire), and “saa” (water) is a valid way to introduce new concepts into the language. These changes need to happen organically over time and are accepted when they are widely used and understood within the community of speakers.

Senses

For Lexemes to be relevant for Abstract Wikipedia they need translation statements or item for this sense (P5137) statements, both of which go on Senses

The property usage example (P5831) should be situated within each sense, rather than presented as a general statement at the Lemma level. Placing it under each sense is essential because every sense represents a distinct meaning. Positioning it at the Lemma level can result in ambiguity regarding the specific sense for which the 'usage example' is intended. This placement must be accompanied by the appropriate qualifiers, specifically subject form (P5830) and subject sense (P6072). For reference, please see Lexeme:L651798.

Glosses

Glosses should avoid single-word translations because words often have multiple meanings, leading to potential ambiguity in a simple translation.

Maintenance tasks by priority

High

1. Dagbani Forms without grammatical features : 419 lexeme 0 Lexemes
2. Dagbani Lexemes missing Item for this sense statements : 6319 lexeme 6140 Lexemes
3. Dagbani Lexemes created without senses : 108 lexemes 4 Lexemes
4. Dagbani Lexemes with glosses which are the same as the lemma : 2104 lexemes 864 Lexemes# Statements on senses instead of forms : 194 lexeme 0 Lexemes# Statements on lexemes instead of senses : 25 lexeme 0Lexemes
5. Dagbani Statements on forms instead of senses : 9 lexemes 0 Lexemes
6. Dagbani lexemes with audio at the lexeme level : 24 lexemes 0 Lexemes
7. Dagbani lexemes with pronunciation audio at the lexeme level : 172 lexemes 0 Lexemes
8. Dagbani gloss which is the same as the lemma : 1900 lexeme 865
9. Dagbani grammatical gender statements on forms : 22 lexeme 0 Lexemes
10. Dagbani Lexemes that wrongly include the grammatical gender property P5185 : 5368 Lexemes
11. Lexemes that use Lexical category as value for Grammatical features : (TBD)

Medium

1. Dagbani lexemes with images at the lexeme level, as appropriate: Image : 373 Lexemes
2. Lemma that are in all caps, when it shouldn't : TBD
3. Lemma that use a Title case, when it shouldn't : TBD
4. Sense glosses that are in all caps, when it shouldn't : TBD
5. Sense glosses that use a Title case, when it shouldn't : TBD
6. Forms that are in all caps, when it shouldn't : TBD
7. Forms that use a Title case, when it shouldn't : TBD

Low

1. Forms missing audio pronunciation : 14562 lexeme 13904 Lexemes
2. Singular forms missing plural forms : TBD
3. Plural forms missing singular forms : TBD

Lists

• Lexemes in Dagbani
• Count of Dagbani Lexemes Grouped by Lexical Category (a.k.a. part of speech or word class)
• Lexemes in Dagbani that are part of certain Lexical category (in this case "proverb")
  • see what other Lexical Categories exist
• Lexeme pairs between En and Dag (query)
• Lexemes in English that match an expression
• Lexemes that means (liquid) water
• Dagbani (noun) Lexemes that begin with the letter "m"
• Who created which Lexeme (those without forms and senses) - https://w.wiki/7zyy
• Dagbani lexemes that are nouns and end with the letters "aa"
• Lexemes with the most number of characters
• Multiple lemmata
• Lexeme with more than 2 senses having an image
• Display all the senses of a particular Lexeme (in this case "kuli")
• Recently edited lexemes as of 01.11.2024

Translation tools

• Khaya AI
• kasahorow
• Glosbe Dictionary
• Dagbondigital

Other useful links

• Dagbani dictionaries
• Distinct languages of Wikidata lexemes (query)
• Wikidata:Lexicographical data/Documentation/dag (main documentation page for Lexicographical data on Wikidata)
• Dagbani Wikimedians User Group/Resources
• Blog posts

Model Dagabni Lexemes

This page or section is in the process of an expansion or major restructuring. You are welcome to assist in its construction by editing it as well.
Showcase Lexemes across all possible Lexical categories (sorted by Speech Part):

• demonstrative adjective (Q2824480) --> ŋɔ (L1216827)
• proverb (Q35102) --> Sana ku tooi baŋ kabira saɣim (L1216477)