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Wilhelm Vocabulary
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- [Wilhelm Vocabulary](#wilhelm-vocabulary)
- [YAML Schema](#yaml-schema)
- [German](#german)
- [Korean](#korean)
- [Classical Hebrew (Coming Soon)](#classical-hebrew-coming-soon)
- [Ancient Greek](#ancient-greek)
- [Latin](#latin)
- [License](#license)
The data that serves [wilhelmlang.com](https://wilhelmlang.com/). They are written in YAML format, because
1. it is machine-readable so that it can be consumed quickly in data pipelines
2. it is human-readable and, thus, easy to modify
3. it supports multi-lines value which is very handy for data of natural languages
YAML Schema
-----------
> [!TIP]
>
> The parenthesized value at the beginning of each `definition` item played an un-ignorable role: it is the label of the
> relationship between `term` and `defintion` in graph database loaded by
> [Wilhelm SDK](https://github.com/QubitPi/wilhelm-graphdb-python). For example, both German words
>
> ```yaml
> - term: denn
> definition:
> - (adv.) then, thus
> - (conj.) because
> ```
>
> and
>
> ```yaml
> - term: nämlich
> definition:
> - (adj.) same
> - (adv.) namely
> - (adv.) because
> ```
>
> can mean "because" acting as different types. This is visualized as follows:
>
> ![error loading example.png](./example.png)
>
> __Visualzing synonyms this way presents a big advantage to human brain__ who is exceedingly good at memorizing
> patterns
### [German](./german.yaml)
```yaml
vocabulary:
- term: string
definition: list
plural: string
declension/conjugation: application-specific table
```
- The `conjugation` is the inflection paradigm for a German verb and `declension` the inflection for nouns and
adjectives. Only one of the two is present for a term.
- The type of the word can be inferred using the following rule
- `term` with a _definite article_ of __der__/__die__/__das__ signifies a __noun__. For instance
```yaml
- term: die Wissenschaft
definition: the Science
```
- Those with `conjugation` field denotes a __verb__; its definition also begins with an _indefinite form_, i.e.
"to ..."
- The rests are explicitly stated in the `definition` field. For example,
```yaml
- term: ob
definition:
- (conj.) if
- (conj.) whether
```
means "ob" is a **conjunction** in this case and
```yaml
- term: denn
definition:
- (adv.) then, thus
- (conj.) because
```
tells that "denn" can be __adverb__ or __conjunction__
- The declension/conjugation table employees an
[application-specific YAML](https://stackoverflow.com/q/30894438/14312712) that looks like the following:
```yaml
- term: ein
definition: (article) a, an
declension:
- ["", masculine, feminine, neuter, plural]
- [nominative, ein, eine, ein, N/A ]
- [genitive, eines, einer, eines, N/A ]
- [dative, einem, einer, einem, N/A ]
- [accusative, einen, eine, ein, N/A ]
```
The declension table is equivalent to
| | masculine | feminine | neuter | plural |
|:--------------:|:---------:|:--------:|:------:|:------:|
| __nominative__ | ein | eine | ein | N/A |
| __genitive__ | eines | einer | eines | N/A |
| __dative__ | einem | einer | einem | N/A |
| __accusative__ | einen | eine | ein | N/A |
__The declension/conjugation tables for all vocabularies are sourced from
[Wiktionary](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ein#Declension_2)__
### [Korean](./korean.yaml)
中国人学习韩语有先天优势,加之韩语本身也是一门相当简单的语言, 所以这里将语法和词汇合并在一起;
每一项也只由 `term`(韩)和 `definition`(中)组成,
```yaml
vocabulary:
- term: string
definition: list
```
### Classical Hebrew (Coming Soon)
The vocabulary is presented to help read and understand [Biblical Hebrew](https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt00.htm#mp3). A
[complementary audio](https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/ptmp3prq.htm) helps well with the pronunciation.
### [Ancient Greek](./greek.yaml)
```yaml
vocabulary:
- term: string
definition: list
```
### [Latin](./latin.yaml)
```yaml
vocabulary:
- term: string
definition: list
```
License
-------
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