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Title:87 BN31.01.2011 EBW childbirth
childbirth
A multi-media documentation of two endangered Bantu Languages of Cameroon: Wovia and Isubu
Contributor:diverse
Contributor (annotator):NN
Contributor (consultant):EBW
Contributor (researcher):DRK
Contributor (translator):LL
Coverage:Cameroon
Date:2011-01-31
Description:The recording was made during a general discussion with different speakers on traditions among the Isubu.
This project is devoted to the multi-media documentation of Wovia and Isubu, two Bantu languages of the South-West Province of Cameroon. The project’s task consists in providing an extensive record of the linguistic practices of these two communities whose languages are now fast being replaced by Cameroon Pidgin English, a lingua franca spoken in the whole of the South-West Province. As the two languages do not yet have adequate descriptions, the project also consists in analyzing their respective structures by providing a thorough description of their phonology, morphology, syntax and pragmatics. Work on these topics has been started in mid-2010.
Brief description of rites a number of Isubu perform after the birth of a child in the town Buea, Mokpe area. This recording followed a discussion on the topic in CPE and English.
Isubu is a Bantu language (A20) spoken in the South West Province of Cameroon, precisely in the Fako Division,Tiko subdivision, around Bimbia estuary east of Limbe and west of Douala. Neighbouring languages, which are not endangered and much better explored linguistically, are Mokpe and Duala.
Diverse other Isubu people were present at the recording, which was done in the private house of EL's family. Directly invovled in the discussion preceding the recording were also EL and LL.
Nancy Nyindem transcribed and annotated the recordings with the help of LL.
EBW was born in Bona Ngombe. She lived outside for a while, before she returned to the village to stay with her mother, who still lives in Bona Ngombe. Later EBW married an Isubu man and lives today in Bona Bile. Her children did not grow up in the village and therefore do not speak Isubu.
Luma Fritz Likanjo was born in Limbe, but grew up in Kumba. Moreover, he lived in Yaounde and Buea. He is the son of Eposi Emma Likanjo. Therefore he returned with his family to Bona Ngombe some years ago. He studied in Buea and works today in Bimbia. He lives partly in Limbe, New Town and partly in the family house in Bona Ngombe. Luma Fritz Likanjo helped to transcribe and translate almost all recordings of the Isubu language.
Format:audio/x-wav
text/x-eaf+xml
Identifier:oai:www.mpi.nl:1839_00-0000-0000-0020-7237-2
Publisher:Dr. Gratien G. Atindogbé
University of Buea
Subject:Discourse
Description
Unspecified
Ibibio language
Isubu
Subject (ISO639):ibb
Type:audio

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Citation: diverse; NN (annotator); EBW (consultant); LL (translator); DRK (researcher). 2011-01-31. Dr. Gratien G. Atindogbé.
Terms: area_Africa country_NG iso639_ibb

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Area: Africa


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