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license: apache-2.0 |
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task_categories: |
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- text-generation |
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language: |
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- mg |
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size_categories: |
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- 10K<n<100K |
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--- |
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# Collection Tononkalo Malagasy |
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## Dataset Description |
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This dataset is a collection of Malagasy poems (*Tononkalo*) scraped from [Vetso Serasera](https://vetso.serasera.org/vetso). It focuses on creative writing, rhymes, and artistic expression in the Malagasy language. |
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**Important Note:** This dataset has been rigorously filtered. |
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1. **Language Filtering:** Poems written primarily in French or English have been removed to ensure a high-quality Malagasy corpus. |
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2. **Cleaning:** Metadata, dates, author signatures inside the text, and website headers/footers have been stripped to leave only the raw poetic content. |
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- **Curated by:** Lo-Renz-O |
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- **Language:** Malagasy (mg) |
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- **Source:** Vetso Serasera |
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- **License:** User-generated content (Rights belong to original authors). Used for research/educational purposes. |
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## Dataset Structure |
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The dataset is formatted in JSONL. |
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### Data Fields |
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- `url` (string): The URL where the poem was found. |
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- `title` (string): The title of the poem. |
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- `author` (string): The name of the poet. |
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- `content` (string): The body of the poem, preserving line breaks (`\n`) for structure. |
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## Use Cases |
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This dataset captures the **creative, emotional, and metaphorical** aspects of the Malagasy language. It contains vocabulary and sentence structures rarely found in formal news or wikipedia data. |
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* **Creative Text Generation:** Training LLMs to write poetry, song lyrics, or creative prose in Malagasy, adhering to rhyme schemes and rhythmic patterns. |
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* **Vocabulary Expansion:** Poetry often utilizes deep Malagasy vocabulary (*teny gasy lalina*), metaphors, and proverbs (*ohabolana*), helping models understand context beyond literal meanings. |
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* **Cultural Preservation:** Preserving the digital heritage of Malagasy contemporary and traditional poetry for future linguistic analysis. |
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### Example |
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```json |
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{ |
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"url": "https://vetso.serasera.org/tononkalo/author/title", |
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"title": "Embona", |
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"author": "Rado", |
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"content": "Raha mbola misy embona\nny lasa tsy fanary\nny fo no aoka hiteny\n..." |
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} |
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``` |
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### Filtering Logic |
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To ensure quality for LLM training: |
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Login Pages Removed: Redirects to login pages were filtered out. |
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Signatures Removed: Lines at the end of poems containing the author's name or dates (e.g., "12/12/2025") were programmatically removed. |
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Non-Malagasy Removed: A heuristic based on stop-words was used to exclude non-Malagasy texts. |
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### How to Use |
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```python |
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from datasets import load_dataset |
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dataset = load_dataset("Lo-Renz-O/Collection-Tononkalo-Malagasy") |
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# Print a poem |
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print(dataset['train'][0]['content']) |
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``` |
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