Miranda Morris created a spreadsheet dataset from the "Annotated alphabetical lexicon of fish and other marine organisms in languages of southeastern Arabia". This dataset was published as Part II of Harvesting the Sea in Southeastern Arabia, volume 2: Comparative Lexicon of Marine Species in Languages of Southeastern Arabia. The dataset was last updated on 2026-04-25.
Use Cases
- Conduct comparative linguistic analysis based on the multilingual lexicon of marine organisms.
- Study ethno-ichthyology and traditional ecological knowledge based on the annotated species names.
- Build multilingual terminology databases or translation aids based on the lexicon structure.
- Analyze regional biodiversity and species distribution through the lens of local language terms.
Strengths
- Dataset is derived from a formally published lexicon, suggesting a structured source.
- Last update timestamp is provided (2026-04-25 04:13:42).
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- Borealis Harvested Dataverse, authored by Miranda Morris.
- Collection Method
- Data extracted from a published comparative lexicon.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-25 04:13:42; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Southeastern Arabia.