On the Home page, you can perform a simple keyword search.

Enter a word in the search box (for example: hooyo) and click search.

The system will display:

• The total number of matches (e.g. Query: hooyo – 161 results)

• Concordance lines showing the keyword inside real sentences

• The source website for each result

This view shows how the word is used in authentic Somali texts.

Go to Advance Frequency to analyze word frequency.

If you search for hooyo, the system shows:

• Total corpus size (Total Tokens)

• Unique word forms (Unique Types)

• Type-Token Ratio

• Corpus Entries

You will also see:

• All word forms related to hooyo

  • hooyo

  • hooyooyinka

  • hooyooyin

  • hooyooyinkii

  • etc.

This helps analyze morphological variation and frequency distribution.

The KWIC View displays the keyword centered in the middle of the sentence.

Structure:

Left Context | KEYWORD | Right Context

You can adjust:

• Left context window (number of words before)

• Right context window (number of words after)

• Sorting options (by keyword, left word, right word, document)

Example:
Searching for hooyo gives 161 concordance lines with adjustable context (e.g. L5/R5).

This tool is useful for studying syntax, grammar, and usage patterns.

The Collocations tool shows words that frequently appear near the keyword.

Example: Collocates of hooyo (window L2/R2):

• oo

• ah

• afka

• iyo

• waa

• ku

Statistics shown:

• Raw Frequency

• Mutual Information (MI)

• T-score

This helps identify strong word associations and phrase patterns.

This corpus allows researchers, students, and linguists to:

• Study real Somali language usage

• Analyze word frequency

• Explore grammatical structures

• Identify collocations

• Examine authentic text data

The corpus is continuously expanding as new texts are added.