Comparative Vocabulary for Colombia's Indigenous Languages

This dataset, indigenous_vocabulary_df, is a data frame containing a comparative vocabulary (a "wordlist") for 69 indigenous languages of Colombia, originally compiled by Huber & Reed (1992). The dataset provides lexical correspondences across multiple languages, supporting linguistic, anthropological, and historical research.

Usage

data(indigenous_vocabulary_df)

Format

A data frame with 27,521 observations and 4 variables:

CONCEPT

Gloss or concept represented in the wordlist (factor with 366 levels)

COUNTERPART

Word corresponding to the concept in the given language (character)

DOCULECT

Name of the language or variety (factor with 71 levels)

TOKENS

Tokenized form of the counterpart (character)

Source

Data taken from the qlcMatrix package version 0.9.9

Details

The dataset name has been kept as 'indigenous_vocabulary_df' to avoid confusion with other datasets in the R ecosystem. This naming convention helps distinguish this dataset as part of the ColombiAPI package and assists users in identifying its specific characteristics. The suffix 'df' indicates that the dataset is a data frame object. The original content has not been modified in any way.