Kola Saami Christian Text Corpus (KSCTC)

Current version: Alpha (not released yet)

This is a repository including written data collected and/or annotated by Kola Saami Documentation Project (KSDP).

Authors and credits

The originator of the dataset and administrator of this project is Michael Rießler. The second main author is Ilia Egorov.

The paper Rießler 2024 includes a more complete description. If you use the data, please cite this paper (see the bibtex code snippet below).

@incollection{riesler2024a,
address = {Helsinki},
author = {Rie{\ss}ler, Michael},
booktitle = {Proceedings of the 9th International Workshop on Computational Linguistics for Uralic Languages},
editor = {H{\"a}m{\"a}l{\"a}inen, Mika and Pirinen, Flammie and Macias, Melany and Avila, Mario Crespo},
pages = {138-144},
publisher = {ACL},
title = {Kola Saami Christian Text Corpus},
url = {https://aclanthology.org/2024.iwclul-1.18},
year = {2024}}

License, data reuse, and collaboration

The corpus data in this repository are free and open and licensed under CC-BY, see LICENSE. Other parts of the corpus – under bound licenses – are found in KSCTC-bound, which is a private repository and visible only to project collaborators.

If you are interested in collaboration, contact Michael Rießler. Collaborators must acknowledge the terms of use by signing the Code of Conduct (in the works).

Data format

The data is modelled in XLM using the corpus tool ELAN.

Tiers included are

• "ref" - project-internal ID for each single chunk
• "ref(orig)" - if applicable: verse number (Gospel of Matthew and Lord's Prayer) as location for parallelization
• "orth(orig_)" - original text in original script ( refers to an ID in the Bibliography); there can be more than one original texts included, e.g. in case of reprints of the same texts or different transcripts/transliterations of the same texts
• "orth" - normalized orthography
• "ft-rus(orig_)" - if applicable: original Russian text on which the translation is based ( refers to an ID in the Bibliography)

Metadata

Basic metadata can be extracted from the overview below. Bibliographic metadata about the text sources is found in Bibliography. Personal metadata about the text originators is included in the tier names in each individual session (e.g. "PAP1821m" is a male person born 1821, "AAA1932f" is a female person born 1932).

Corpus statistics

Focus of our work so far has been on the Kildin Saami (sjd) subset in contemporary orthography. Genetz's original texts are not fully complete yet. Akkala Saami (sia) and Skolt Saami (sms) data are not included yet.

The following table provides an overview of the included data and the state of their completion. Below are more explanations of this table.

Session	Description	Tokens	Status	Use
sia18760800_bibleMATTHEW1878a-23	Matthew 23			free
sia18760800_bibleMATTHEW1878a-24	Matthew 24			free
sia18760800_bibleMATTHEW1878a-25	Matthew 25			free
sia18760800_bibleMATTHEW1878a-26	Matthew 26			free
sia18760800_bibleMATTHEW1878a-27	Matthew 27			free
sia18760800_bibleMATTHEW1878a-28	Matthew 28			free
sia18760800_genetz1879a-23	Matthew 23			free
sia18760800_genetz1879a-24	Matthew 24			free
sia18760800_genetz1879a-25	Matthew 25			free
sia18760800_genetz1879a-26	Matthew 26			free
sia18760800_genetz1879a-27	Matthew 27			free
sia18760800_genetz1879a-28	Matthew 28			free
sjd18280000_sjogren1828a-LordsPrayer	Lord's Prayer	59	finished	free
sjd18760800_bibleMATTHEW1878a-00Title	Imprint	2	finished	free
sjd18760800_bibleMATTHEW1878a-00Titlepage	Imprint	19	finished	free
sjd18760800_bibleMATTHEW1878a-01	Matthew 1	323	finished	free
sjd18760800_bibleMATTHEW1878a-02	Matthew 2	444	finished	free
sjd18760800_bibleMATTHEW1878a-03	Matthew 3	281	finished	free
sjd18760800_bibleMATTHEW1878a-04	Matthew 4	404	finished	free
sjd18760800_bibleMATTHEW1878a-05	Matthew 5	822	finished	free
sjd18760800_bibleMATTHEW1878a-06	Matthew 6	664	finished	free
sjd18760800_bibleMATTHEW1878a-07	Matthew 7	497	finished	free
sjd18760800_bibleMATTHEW1878a-08	Matthew 8	546	finished	free
sjd18760800_bibleMATTHEW1878a-09	Matthew 9	639	finished	free
sjd18760800_bibleMATTHEW1878a-10	Matthew 10	679	finished	free
sjd18760800_bibleMATTHEW1878a-11	Matthew 11	517	finished	free
sjd18760800_bibleMATTHEW1878a-12	Matthew 12	847	finished	free
sjd18760800_bibleMATTHEW1878a-13	Matthew 13	1002	finished	free
sjd18760800_bibleMATTHEW1878a-14	Matthew 14	528	finished	free
sjd18760800_bibleMATTHEW1878a-15	Matthew 15	583	finished	free
sjd18760800_bibleMATTHEW1878a-16	Matthew 16	517	finished	free
sjd18760800_bibleMATTHEW1878a-17	Matthew 17	483	finished	free
sjd18760800_bibleMATTHEW1878a-18	Matthew 18	639	finished	free
sjd18760800_bibleMATTHEW1878a-19	Matthew 19	556	finished	free
sjd18760800_bibleMATTHEW1878a-20	Matthew 20	579	finished	free
sjd18760800_bibleMATTHEW1878a-21	Matthew 21	822	finished	free
sjd18760800_bibleMATTHEW1878a-22	Matthew 22	625	finished	free
sjd18760800_genetz1879a-01	Matthew 1	328	finished	free
sjd18760800_genetz1879a-05	Matthew 5	825	finished	free
sjd18760800_genetz1879a-07	Matthew 7	498	finished	free
sjd18760800_genetz1879b-01	Matthew 1	328	finished	free
sjd18760800_genetz1879b-02	Matthew 2	450	finished	free
sjd18760800_genetz1879b-05	Matthew 5	825	finished	free
sjd18760800_genetz1879b-07	Matthew 7	498	finished	free
sjd18760800_genetz1891a-kilb05	Matthew 5	824	finished	free
sjd18760800_genetz1891a-kilb06	Matthew 6	633	finished	free
sjd18760800_genetz1891a-kilb07	Matthew 7	497	finished	free
sjd19960000_arapovic1996a-00Content	Imprint	152	finished	free
sjd19960000_arapovic1996a-00Front	Imprint	3	finished	free
sjd19960000_arapovic1996a-00Imprint	Imprint	80	finished	free
sjd19960000_arapovic1996a-00Title	Imprint	13	finished	free
sjd19960000_arapovic1996a-02Annunciation	Jesus	260	finished	acad
sjd19960000_arapovic1996a-04Birth	Jesus	191	finished	acad
sjd19960000_arapovic1996a-06Shepherds	Jesus	240	finished	acad
sjd19960000_arapovic1996a-08Adoration	Jesus	251	finished	acad
sjd19960000_arapovic1996a-10Exile	Jesus	275	finished	acad
sjd19960000_arapovic1996a-12Disciplines	Jesus	253	finished	acad
sjd19960000_arapovic1996a-14Samaritan	Jesus	289	finished	acad
sjd19960000_arapovic1996a-16Sermon-Beatitudes	Jesus	259	finished	acad
sjd19960000_arapovic1996a-18Sermon-Love	Jesus	407	finished	acad
sjd19960000_arapovic1996a-19LordsPrayer	Jesus	63	finished	acad
sjd19960000_balakinaEtAl2019a-LordsPrayer	Lord's Prayer	63		acad
sjd19960000_arapovic1996a-20Sower	Jesus	214	finished	acad
sjd19960000_arapovic1996a-22Storm	Jesus	132	finished	acad
sjd19960000_arapovic1996a-24Raising	Jesus	282	finished	acad
sjd19960000_arapovic1996a-24Raising-Fn	Jesus	10	finished	acad
sjd19960000_arapovic1996a-26Feeding	Jesus	196	finished	acad
sjd19960000_arapovic1996a-28GoodSamaritan	Jesus	227	finished	acad
sjd19960000_arapovic1996a-28GoodSamaritan-Fn	Jesus	6	finished	acad
sjd19960000_arapovic1996a-30GoodShepherd	Jesus	287	finished	acad
sjd19960000_arapovic1996a-32LostSheep	Jesus	144	finished	acad
sjd19960000_arapovic1996a-34Prodigal	Jesus	150	finished	acad
sjd19960000_arapovic1996a-36Return	Jesus	234	finished	acad
sjd19960000_arapovic1996a-38Blesses	Jesus	122	finished	acad
sjd19960000_arapovic1996a-40Blind	Jesus	165	finished	acad
sjd19960000_arapovic1996a-42Zacchaeus	Jesus	197	finished	acad
sjd19960000_arapovic1996a-44Commandment	Jesus	114	finished	acad
sjd19960000_arapovic1996a-46Supper	Jesus	164	finished	acad
sjd19960000_arapovic1996a-48Gethsemane	Jesus	245	finished	acad
sjd19960000_arapovic1996a-50Arrest	Jesus	208	finished	acad
sjd19960000_arapovic1996a-52Pilatus	Jesus	310	finished	acad
sjd19960000_arapovic1996a-54Crucifixion	Jesus	351	finished	acad
sjd19960000_arapovic1996a-56Burial	Jesus	266	finished	acad
sjd19960000_arapovic1996a-56Burial-Fn	Jesus	14	finished	acad
sjd19960000_arapovic1996a-58Risen	Jesus	218	finished	acad
sjd19960000_arapovic1996a-60Ascent	Jesus	195	finished	acad
sjd19960000_arapovic1996a-62Way	Jesus	344	finished	acad
sjd19960000_bibleLORDMATTHEW1996a	Lord's Prayer	63	finished	fair
sjd20050300_saam2005-03Prayer	Prayer	70	finished	fair
sjd20020900_saam2002-03Prayer	Prayer	69	finished	fair
sjd20080000_ermolaeva2010a-00Title	Imprint	5	finished	free
sjd20080000_ermolaeva2010a-01	Matthew 1	322	finished	fair
sjd20141008_bibleLORDMATTH2022b	Lord's Prayer	58	finished	fair
sjd20220300_bibleAPOSTLES2022a	Apostles' Creed	71	finished	fair
sjd20220300_bibleLORDMATTH2022a	Lord's Prayer	60	finished	fair
sjd20220300_bibleMATTHEW2022a-00Imprint	Imprint	56	finished	free
sjd20220300_bibleMATTHEW2022a-00Title	Imprint	10	finished	free
sjd20220300_bibleMATTHEW2022a-01	Matthew 1	315	finished	bound
sjd20220300_bibleMATTHEW2022a-02	Matthew 2	392	finished	bound
sjd20220300_bibleMATTHEW2022a-03	Matthew 3	269	finished	bound
sjd20220300_bibleMATTHEW2022a-04	Matthew 4	385	finished	bound
sjd20220300_bibleMATTHEW2022a-05	Matthew 5	771	finished	bound
sjd20220300_bibleMATTHEW2022a-06	Matthew 6	619	finished	bound
sjd20220300_bibleMATTHEW2022a-07	Matthew 7	466	finished	bound
sjd20220300_bibleMATTHEW2022a-08	Matthew 8	521	finished	bound
sjd20220300_bibleMATTHEW2022a-09	Matthew 9	612	finished	bound
sjd20220300_bibleMATTHEW2022a-10	Matthew 10	643	finished	bound
sjd20220300_bibleMATTHEW2022a-11	Matthew 11	465	finished	bound
sjd20220300_bibleMATTHEW2022a-12	Matthew 12	795	finished	bound
sjd20220300_bibleMATTHEW2022a-13	Matthew 13	938	finished	bound
sjd20220300_bibleMATTHEW2022a-14	Matthew 14	486	finished	bound
sjd20220300_bibleMATTHEW2022a-15	Matthew 15	534	finished	bound
sjd20220300_bibleMATTHEW2022a-16	Matthew 16	464	finished	bound
sjd20220300_bibleMATTHEW2022a-16L2	Matthew 16:22-28	127	finished	fair
sjd20220300_bibleMATTHEW2022a-17	Matthew 17	438	finished	bound
sjd20220300_bibleMATTHEW2022a-18	Matthew 18	622	finished	bound
sjd20220300_bibleMATTHEW2022a-19	Matthew 19	536	finished	bound
sjd20220300_bibleMATTHEW2022a-20	Matthew 20	536	finished	bound
sjd20220300_bibleMATTHEW2022a-21	Matthew 21	779	finished	bound
sjd20220300_bibleMATTHEW2022a-22	Matthew 22	594	finished	bound
sjd20220300_bibleMATTHEW2022a-23	Matthew 23	643	finished	bound
sjd20220300_bibleMATTHEW2022a-24	Matthew 24	736	finished	bound
sjd20220300_bibleMATTHEW2022a-25	Matthew 25	700	finished	bound
sjd20220300_bibleMATTHEW2022a-26	Matthew 26	1106	finished	bound
sjd20220300_bibleMATTHEW2022a-27	Matthew 27	1228	finished	bound
sjd20220300_bibleMATTHEW2022a-28	Matthew 28	309	finished	bound
sjd20220300_scheller2022a	Preface	559	finished	bound
sms18940000_bibleMATTHEW1894a-02	Matthew 2	545		free
sms18940000_bibleMATTHEW1894a-00Title	Imprint	3	finished	free
sms18940000_bibleMATTHEW1894a-00Imprint	Imprint			free
sms18940000_bibleMATTHEW1894a-01	Matthew 1			free

Session

• Points to the file name
  • The language is indicated (as ISO) in the first three letters of the file name.
  • The second section of the file name indicates the (known or estimated) date of origin, at least the year.
  • The third section (after underscore) includes a pointer to the Bibliography, where the original text sources are listed.
  • The fourth section (if applicable, after hyphen) indicates sub-sets (e.g. for footnotes or Matthew 16:22-28).

Description

• See more metadata in the respective CMDI files (work in progress).

Tokens

• Word token count

Status

• Data marked as "finished" includes data in the minimal tier set (ref, [ref(orig)], orth(orig), [ft-rus(orig)]; read the paper for more detail).

Use

• Data marked as "bound" must not be re-published or shared in any way outside this project because copyright applies. These data can, however, be analysed and processed by project collaborators.
• Data marked as "acad" are under copyright and not made freely available via the present repository . But they can be used under an academic license, which is handled by the Language Bank of Finland.
• Data marked as "fair" are technically also under copyright. But the nature of these texts (especially Lord's Prayer), their earlier distribution, or other reasons allow their use as open corpus data in research, in our opinion.
• Data marked as "free" are either in the Open Domain or do not meet the threshold of originality (book imprints, title pages, etc.).

ISSUES

• fix encoding issues, e.g. ӯ (to ӯ) and similar
• fix OCR issues, e.g. ending -ень (to -енҍ)

TODO

Planned improvements in the data

• finnish the Kildin Saami data
• finnish the parallel data
• one more round of proofreading?

Planned improvements at the platform level

• Website
• Pipeline: sjd-fair --> KSCTC
• validation scripts
• dynamic corpus statistics
• metadata links to Wikidata

Open questions

• what to do with letter η in Cyrillic (Genetz), using Greek or Latin?