OLAC resources in and about the Bench language

ISO 639-3: bcq

The combined catalog of all OLAC participants contains the following resources that are relevant to this language:

• Primary texts
• Language descriptions
• Other resources about the language

Other known names and dialect names: Bencho, Benesho, Dizu, Ghimarra, Gimarra, Gimira, Kaba, Mer, Mieru, Sce, She

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Primary texts

1. ONLINETranscaucasian or Azerbijan Turki Bible. Labaree, B.; Wright, John N.; Amirchanianz, A. 1891. British and Foreign Bible Society. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_bcq_gen-1
2. ONLINEBook of Genesis in Gimira. YaʾItyop̣yā maṣhaf qedus māh̲bar. 1991. The Bible Society of Ethiopia. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_bcq_gen-2
3. A Brief Grammar of Benc'non. Rapold, Christian. 2010. SIL Ethiopia. oai:sil.org:51429

Language descriptions

1. ONLINEGlottolog 2.2 Resources for Bench. n.a. 2013. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. oai:glottolog.org:benc1235
2. A sketch of the phonology and grammar of Gimira (Benchnon). Breeze, Mary J. 1990. School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. oai:sil.org:3404
3. A Brief Grammar of Benc'non. Rapold, Christian. 2010. SIL Ethiopia. oai:sil.org:51429
4. ONLINEWALS Online Resources for Gimira. n.a. 2008. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. oai:wals.info:gim

Other resources about the language

1. ONLINEA Sketch of the Phonology and Grammar of Gimira (Benchnon). Breeze, Mary J. 1990. Omotic Language Studies. oai:refdb.wals.info:2198
2. ONLINEPersonal Pronouns in Gimira. Breeze, Mary J. 1986. Pronominal Systems. oai:refdb.wals.info:4918
3. ONLINEBench: a language of Ethiopia. n.a. 2013. SIL International. oai:ethnologue.com:bcq
4. Surrey Person Syncretism Database. Baerman, Matthew. 2002. University of Surrey. oai:surrey.smg.surrey.ac.uk:personsyncretism
5. A six-tone language in Ethiopia: Tonal analysis of Benč4⁰ non4⁰ (Gimira). Wedekind, Klaus. 1983. Journal of Ethiopian Studies. oai:sil.org:36401
6. Phonological features of Gimira and Dizi. Breeze, Mary J. 1988. Helmut Buske Verlag. oai:sil.org:36343
7. Gimo-Jan or Ben-Yem-Om: Benč̡ - Yemsa phonemes, tones, and words. Wedekind, Klaus. 1990. School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. oai:sil.org:2349
8. Yizqnus' Benc' ats dosa its yitsa. n.a. 2009. SIL Bench-Maji Zone Language Development and Mother Tongue Based Multilingual Education Project. oai:sil.org:36462
9. Benc'non gah gad maxsap; Bench transition primer. n.a. 2009. SIL Bench-Maji Zone Language Development and Mother Tongue Based Multilingual Education Project. oai:sil.org:36477
10. Why Bench’ (Ethiopia) has five level tones today. Wedekind, Klaus. 1985. Mouton. oai:sil.org:36383
11. Personal pronouns in Gimira (Benchnon). Breeze, Mary J. 1986. Gunter Narr. oai:sil.org:36398

Other known names and dialect names: Bencho, Benesho, Dizu, Ghimarra, Gimarra, Gimira, Kaba, Mer, Mieru, Sce, She

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