Coleman Donaldson

@DonaldsonCD

Linguistic anthropologist focused on West Africa, Ajami and ߒߞߏ. Speaks Manding on and . Postdoc in . RPCV Burkina Faso.

Hamburg, Germany
colemandonaldson.com
Joined April 2012
281 Photos and videos Photos and videos

Tweets

You blocked @DonaldsonCD

Are you sure you want to view these Tweets? Viewing Tweets won't unblock @DonaldsonCD

  1. Pinned Tweet
    Jan 3

    I'm taking a vacation from social media. Get in touch some other way!

    1 reply . 4 likes
    Undo
  2. Jan 3

    Also interesting because I've had two compute scientist grad students that asked if they could have my datasets that helped me produce the subtitles

    3 likes
    Show this thread
    Show this thread
    Undo
  3. Jan 3

    Interesting competition for $5k to curate open access African Language Datasets for NLP. And interesting that Google & Facebook are a part of it cause what are they gonna do with it in combination with all the other data they are sucking up in Africa...

    2 replies . 2 retweets 7 likes
    Show this thread
    Show this thread
    Undo
  4. 30 Dec 2019

    The first newspaper of Nigeria in 1859 -- and was in both Yoruba and English. Later, "[t]he fame of the English language genre would come to eventually supplant and stunt the growth of Nigerian-language creative output in the subsequent generations."

    3 retweets 10 likes
    Undo
  5. 23 Dec 2019

    I broke my right hand and got surgery but this recording was already done so here's episode 5 of 6 from the first season of Basic Bambara--a podcast from !

    2 likes
    Undo
  6. Retweeted
    22 Dec 2019

    1/3 For those who want to go beyond the headlines, remember that there are works on the franc. Here is a shortlist, starting w/ African scholar: Kako Nubukpo et. al. (eds), Sortir l’Afrique de la servitude monétaire. A qui profite le franc CFA? (Paris: La Dispute, 2016)

    2 retweets 4 likes
    Undo
  7. Retweeted
    21 Dec 2019

    La fin du franc CFA annoncée par Emmanuel Macron et Alassane Ouattara via

    2 replies . 3 retweets 2 likes
    Undo
  8. Retweeted
    20 Dec 2019

    ߒߞߏ ߟߐ߲ߞߏ߫ ߘߎ߲ߓߎ ߟߊ߫ ߜߊ߬ߙߊ ߡߍ߲ ߕߎ߲߬ ߟߊߛߋ߫ ߘߊ߫ ߓߟߐߟߐ ߞߊ߲߬. ߜߊ߬ߙߊ ߞߍ߫ ߘߊ߫ ߤߙߊ ߘߐ߫. ߡߊ߲߬ߘߋ߲߬ ߡߊ߬ߟߌ ߟߊ߫ ߒߞߏ ߖߋ߬ߕߌ߰ߘߊ ߝߊ߲߬ߓߊ ߣߊ߬ ߘߊ߫ ߓߊ߯ߙߊߢߐ߲߯ߦߊ ߞߟߊ߬ߣߐ߬ߦߊ߬.

    2 replies . 4 retweets 7 likes
    Undo
  9. Retweeted
    9 Dec 2019

    Darya Ogorofnikova presenting on Soninke Ajami mss at the African Studies Association in Boston. Thank you for organising the panel and for hosting it!

    1 reply . 6 retweets 19 likes
    Undo
  10. Retweeted
    4 Dec 2019

    We've just published a technical report describing the approaches we've been using to scale Gboard, Google's keyboard app, to 900+ language varieties across 70+ writing systems: You can read a summary of our user studies analyzing how and why people are...

    2 replies . 15 retweets 47 likes
    Show this thread
    Show this thread
    Undo
  11. 2 Dec 2019

    . ߌ ߣߌ߫ ߗߋ

    2 likes
    Show this thread
    Show this thread
    Undo
  12. 2 Dec 2019

    ߒ ߛߋߥߊ߫ ߘߊ߫ ߞߏ߫ ߒߞߏ ߞߊ߬ߙߊ߲߬ߡߐ߮ ߘߏ߫ ߟߎ߬ ߞߎߡߊ߫ ߘߊ߫ ߒ ߠߊ߫ ߓߊ߯ߙߊ ߞߊ߲߬ Thrilled to have some of my work covered in the N'ko press

    4 replies . 1 retweet 11 likes
    Show this thread
    Show this thread
    Undo
  13. Retweeted
    27 Nov 2019

    I'm sad that the funding we were successfully granted has been revoked because I am going on maternity leave and apparently an extension to account for this is beyond the remit of the funders. It's hard to win funding, to have it taken away again after so much work is gutting 😭

    634 replies . 2,814 retweets 12,023 likes
    Show this thread
    Show this thread
    Undo
  14. Retweeted
    28 Nov 2019

    Great master programme, with a strong focus on African languages and linguistics. We have introductions to African linguistics, lg & society in West Africa, multilingualism, African literatures, courses in Swahili, Somali and Wolof... Come and join us

    In the Master's Programme in Linguistic Diversity and Digital Humanities, you may deepen your understanding of the nature and diversity of human language and the theoretical and digital tools for working with language and speech. Read more:
    5 retweets 19 likes
    Undo
  15. 27 Nov 2019

    I interviewed people about Bobo-Dioulasso's new bus system!

    2 replies . 1 retweet 5 likes
    Undo
  16. 25 Nov 2019

    Holy shit the natural sciences are different

    2 retweets 7 likes
    Undo
  17. Retweeted
    22 Nov 2019

    I'll be teaching this again and happily for the sixth consecutive year the fees haven't increased. Book quickly as it usually sells out in a couple of weeks

    Our short course in ethnographic documentary is back! Learn filmmaking and visual anthropology during two intensive weeks. Registrations are open at this link:
    Show this thread
    3 retweets 7 likes
    Undo
  18. 19 Nov 2019

    Glad that included a beautiful Manding saying written in N'ko in here new lonely planet book introducing different scripts and languages of the world! (And happy to have helped!) ߒ ߛߋߥߊ߫ ߘߊ߫ ߞߏ߫ ߊ߬ ߟߋ ߞߊ߬ ߒߞߏ ߛߊ߲߬ߘߊ ߘߏ ߞߍ߫ ߊ߬ ߟߊ߫ ߟߍߙߊ ߘߐ߫ ߊߟߊ ߦߋ߫ ߒߞߏ ߛߓߊ߬ߕߌ߬߹

    Oh and one more shoutout, to , who helped with N’ko (a script that’s thriving thanks to digitization, btw) and whose online Manding lessons make me want to study.
    Show this thread
    1 retweet 3 likes
    Undo
  19. 19 Nov 2019

    "This research was funded by the NSF, DFG, ERC and patrons of my podcast/video series/blog" :-)

    It's Day! Your support lets us keep making regular episodes and transcripts about fun linguistics! And also sometimes other projects, like that time we wrote an academic paper about emoji and disclosed our patrons as funders!
    2 retweets 9 likes
    Undo
  20. 12 Nov 2019

    The Mande Studies Assocation (MANSA) is holding a conference in Sweden in 2020 and we're trying to do a panel focused on language. Want to join?

    3 replies . 4 retweets 7 likes
    Undo

@DonaldsonCD hasn't Tweeted yet.

Loading seems to be taking a while.

Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.

    You may also like

    ·