README.md

Kinbank (Parabank & Varikin)

This repository contains the merged data from Varikin and Parabank

To add a new language:

1. Add it to ./etc/languages.csv

2. Add a new csv file into ./raw/, using this format:

parameter,word,ipa,description,alternative,source_raw,source_bibtex,comment

3. Add the reference into ./raw/sources.bib

4. Regenerate CLDF:

Run this shell command:

make cldf

To Generate a Combined CLDF dataset:

The shell utility make and the programming language python (v3.6+) are required.

1. Install the python requirements:

The libraries needed for the python merge script are cldfbench and pylexibank. These will be installed into a virtual environment using this command:

make install

2. Clone and update the datasets:

make data

3. Merge the datasets:

make merge

4. Generate CLDF:

make cldf