"lela" meaning in All languages combined

See lela on Wiktionary

Verb [Bangi]

Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀da. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|bni|bnt-pro|*-dɪ̀da|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀da, {{inh+|bni|bnt-pro|*-dɪ̀da}} Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀da Head templates: {{head|bni|verb}} lela
  1. to cry out, to shout
    Sense id: en-lela-bni-verb-bxYEGYAr Categories (other): Bangi entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries

Verb [Lingala]

Forms: -lela [canonical], kolela [infinitive]
Etymology: Borrowed from Bangi lela. Etymology templates: {{bor+|ln|bni|lela}} Borrowed from Bangi lela Head templates: {{ln-verb}} -lela (infinitive kolela)
  1. to cry out, to shout
    Sense id: en-lela-ln-verb-bxYEGYAr Categories (other): Lingala entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Lingala entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 54 28 9 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 27 9 9
  2. to cry, to weep
    Sense id: en-lela-ln-verb-GUEKq-dl

Noun [Malagasy]

Audio: Mg-lela.ogg
Etymology: Compare Ma'anyan lelaʔ. Etymology templates: {{cog|mhy|lelaʔ}} Ma'anyan lelaʔ Head templates: {{head|mg|nouns}} lela
  1. tongue
    Sense id: en-lela-mg-noun-snFSEtk5 Categories (other): Malagasy entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Malagasy entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. blade
    Sense id: en-lela-mg-noun-E~-7L5u6 Categories (other): Malagasy entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Malagasy entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Interjection [Polish]

IPA: [ˈlɛ.la] (note: Kuyavia) Forms: lala [alternative]
Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Etymology templates: {{onom|pl}} Onomatopoeic
  1. (Kuyavia) used to chase off geese

Adjective [Spanish]

Head templates: {{head|es|adjective form}} lela
  1. feminine singular of lelo Tags: feminine, form-of, singular Form of: lelo
    Sense id: en-lela-es-adj-YJ~Hk5MB Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header

Pronoun [Swazi]

Head templates: {{head|ss|pronoun|cat2=demonstrative pronouns}} lela
  1. that over there, yonder; class 5 remote demonstrative.

Alternative forms

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      "Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-dɪ̀da"
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        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
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      "args": {
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      },
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    }
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          "kind": "other",
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        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "kind": "other",
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        "to cry out, to shout"
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}

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      "lela",
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    ]
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    }
  ],
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        "canonical"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "kolela",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "-lela (infinitive kolela)",
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    }
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  "lang": "Lingala",
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  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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          "_dis": "63 37",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "kind": "other",
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      ],
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        "to cry out, to shout"
      ],
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        ]
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    {
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        "to cry, to weep"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "cry",
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        ],
        [
          "weep",
          "weep"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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      "lelaʔ#Ma'anyan"
    ]
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "Ma'anyan lelaʔ",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compare Ma'anyan lelaʔ.",
  "head_templates": [
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        "2": "nouns"
      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malagasy",
  "lang_code": "mg",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Malagasy entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
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      ],
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        ]
      ]
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      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Malagasy entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "blade"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "blade",
          "blade"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/9b/Mg-lela.ogg/Mg-lela.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9b/Mg-lela.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lela"
}

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      "args": {
        "1": "pl"
      },
      "expansion": "Onomatopoeic",
      "name": "onom"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Onomatopoeic.",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "lala",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Polish",
  "lang_code": "pl",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Kuyavian Polish",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "name": "Pages with 6 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Polish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
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        "used to chase off geese"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "geese",
          "goose#English"
        ]
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        "(Kuyavia) used to chase off geese"
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈlɛ.la]",
      "note": "Kuyavia"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lela"
}

{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "adjective form"
      },
      "expansion": "lela",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 6 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "word": "lelo"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "feminine singular of lelo"
      ],
      "id": "en-lela-es-adj-YJ~Hk5MB",
      "links": [
        [
          "lelo",
          "lelo#Spanish"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "form-of",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "lela"
}

{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ss",
        "2": "pronoun",
        "cat2": "demonstrative pronouns"
      },
      "expansion": "lela",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swazi",
  "lang_code": "ss",
  "pos": "pron",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 6 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swazi demonstrative pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swazi entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swazi pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        "that over there, yonder; class 5 remote demonstrative."
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      "links": [
        [
          "that",
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        [
          "over there",
          "over there"
        ],
        [
          "yonder",
          "yonder"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "lela"
}
{
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      "*-dɪ̀da",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-dɪ̀da"
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  ],
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    {
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        "2": "i",
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      "name": "yesno"
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        "1": "Inherited"
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        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
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      "name": "inh"
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  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bni",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "lela",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Bangi",
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  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Bangi entries with incorrect language header",
        "Bangi lemmas",
        "Bangi terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
        "Bangi terms inherited from Proto-Bantu",
        "Bangi verbs",
        "Pages with 6 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to cry out, to shout"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cry",
          "cry"
        ]
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    }
  ],
  "word": "lela"
}

{
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    "Lingala entries with incorrect language header",
    "Lingala lemmas",
    "Lingala terms borrowed from Bangi",
    "Lingala terms derived from Bangi",
    "Lingala verbs",
    "Pages with 6 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
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      "expansion": "Borrowed from Bangi lela",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Bangi lela.",
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    {
      "form": "-lela",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "-lela (infinitive kolela)",
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    }
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  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "to cry out, to shout"
      ],
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          "cry"
        ],
        [
          "shout",
          "shout"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to cry, to weep"
      ],
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        [
          "cry",
          "cry"
        ],
        [
          "weep",
          "weep"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

{
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    "Malagasy lemmas",
    "Malagasy nouns",
    "Pages with 6 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
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  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "lelaʔ",
      "lelaʔ#Ma'anyan"
    ]
  ],
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    {
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      },
      "expansion": "Ma'anyan lelaʔ",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compare Ma'anyan lelaʔ.",
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        "2": "nouns"
      },
      "expansion": "lela",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malagasy",
  "lang_code": "mg",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "tongue"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tongue",
          "tongue"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "blade"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "blade",
          "blade"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "audio": "Mg-lela.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/9b/Mg-lela.ogg/Mg-lela.ogg.mp3",
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{
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pl"
      },
      "expansion": "Onomatopoeic",
      "name": "onom"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Onomatopoeic.",
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      "form": "lala",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
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    }
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  "lang": "Polish",
  "lang_code": "pl",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Kuyavian Polish",
        "Pages with 6 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Polish animal commands",
        "Polish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Polish interjections",
        "Polish lemmas",
        "Polish onomatopoeias",
        "Polish terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "used to chase off geese"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "geese",
          "goose#English"
        ]
      ],
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        "(Kuyavia) used to chase off geese"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈlɛ.la]",
      "note": "Kuyavia"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lela"
}

{
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "es",
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      },
      "expansion": "lela",
      "name": "head"
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  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 6 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Spanish adjective forms",
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        "Spanish non-lemma forms"
      ],
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        {
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "feminine singular of lelo"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lelo",
          "lelo#Spanish"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "form-of",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "lela"
}

{
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        "1": "ss",
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        "cat2": "demonstrative pronouns"
      },
      "expansion": "lela",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swazi",
  "lang_code": "ss",
  "pos": "pron",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 6 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Swazi demonstrative pronouns",
        "Swazi entries with incorrect language header",
        "Swazi lemmas",
        "Swazi pronouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "that over there, yonder; class 5 remote demonstrative."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "that",
          "that"
        ],
        [
          "over there",
          "over there"
        ],
        [
          "yonder",
          "yonder"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "lela"
}

Download raw JSONL data for lela meaning in All languages combined (4.5kB)

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: Kuyavia",
  "path": [
    "lela"
  ],
  "section": "Polish",
  "subsection": "interjection",
  "title": "lela",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: Kuyavia",
  "path": [
    "lela"
  ],
  "section": "Polish",
  "subsection": "interjection",
  "title": "lela",
  "trace": ""
}

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If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.