Linguistic anthropologist. Speaks and teaches Manding (AKA Bambara, Dioula and Malinké) via @ankataa_project
Paris, France
Joined April 2012
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Eager to watch this forthcoming video from @DonaldsonCD
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Writing Timbuktu: The book in West African History (@PrincetonUPress) by Shamil Jeppie is here, and warms my heart to see the work of my late and dearest colleague Abdal-Aziz Batran in the bibliography.
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One of the me best dibi I've ever had. I highly recommend if you are in Paris 😋 and I did order because of Coleman's video 👍🏽
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Do you love dibi? This Malian grilled meat restaurant outside Paris, profiled in a French newspaper (liberation.fr/lifestyle/gast…), was the subject of a Bamanankan video by @DonaldsonCD:
"Dibi in Paris: Saba's Quest to Celebrate a West African BBQ Tradition" youtu.be/D3-hd0A99No?si=qrj6…
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Notre livre est arrivé! Pour fêter cette nouvelle un petit 🧵sur notre chanson préférée du livre avec Ari
Il s'agit de la chanson XIV - Complainte d'une esclave pour son ami le beau Mamadu qui a été vendu loin à l'étranger
Un chant entendu par al-Hajj Musa dans les années 1870
ALT Photo de la couverture du livre L’œuvre en kanouri d'al-Hajj Musa ibn Hissein, un savant du Borno (Niger-Nigéria)
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What kind of fish do Jula-speaking old ladies in Abidjan mistakenly call "macaroni"? Find out in @DonaldsonCD's video here: youtu.be/tfdcOMP5-7Y?feature…
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In Abidjan, how can you tell a Youpougon taxi from a Koumassi taxi? Find out here! youtu.be/LDI3-g9qH3g?feature…
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Thanks for the mention! We’ve been thinking about this use case too. Currently, we have a transcription model for Bambara that works well, though it sometimes has minor typos. We're building a cloud console where users can upload Bambara audio for transcription, edit the text to fix errors (which helps us gather more data to improve the model!), and export subtitles in formats like SRT or VTT. I will surely send you an invitation when the console will be ready.
cc @cniongolo
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Remise des bulletins je dis à une daronne dioula que son fils bavarde trop elle a laché un « eh Allah » j’étais cuit
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Yes! Thanks for that! I No more excuse to say ''N'' Golo anymore ⚽️
A lot of Bambara learners struggle with pronouncing "N" as a standalone word (it means 'I; me') so my friend and I made a video with some tips and tricks to help :-)
youtu.be/bA0wYDjOpak
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Tunga tɛ danbe dɔn. Nga a bɛ den ɲuman dɔn !
I translate this proverb as "Exile knows no dignity, but it knows a good person." In short, migrants lose their ascribed status, but achieved status remains within their reach. See iupress.org/9780253000828/mi…
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A musical blast from the Malian past--I first encountered Fodé Kouyaté's music shortly after his death in 1997. I was reminded of this song by today's Bambara class with @DonaldsonCD focusing on the word "sabali," heard at multiple points in these lyrics.
youtu.be/ohAC_heLLQg?feature…
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WE WON! This week, over 2000 Penn grad workers cast ballots. After eligible votes were tallied, the final count was 1807 to 97. It's official. The majority of eligible voters turned out to the polls. Penn graduate workers have resoundingly declared: WE WANT A UNION AT PENN!
ALT Faded photo of graduate workers rallying in front of college hall. Over the photo, the text reads: WE WON OUR UNION! 1807-97 95% VOTE YES! GET-UP and UAW logos are centered on the bottom.
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This short video profile by @DonaldsonCD of a mobile money vendor in Kong, Cote d'Ivoire makes me think of Sibel Kusimba's research on mobile money circulation in Kenya (see sibelkusimba.com/about/).
youtu.be/v0mE_xelmRQ?si=GBBC…
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What do Bambara speakers mean when they say "If you must perish in water, go to the river"? Find out in the latest vid from @DonaldsonCD: Five BAMBARA Proverbs You Should Know | Jaati 3 youtu.be/D4Z6BUs2dVg?feature… via @YouTube
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Wonderful street interviews w/ @DonaldsonCD on @ankataa_project: What kinds of music do people like in Côte d'Ivoire? | Na baro kè 17 youtu.be/610blSjeqUs