Bogoŋ: a cultural, historical and linguistic documentation
Language: Bogoŋ
Depositor: Ulrich Kleinewillinghöfer
Location: Ghana
Deposit contents
Valuable recordings, with transcriptions, including:
- the taboos of the Bogoŋ, explained by three of the most senior speakers: a former priest, the priest second to the chief priest and his wife
- stories and proverbs
- settlement of a dispute about the history of the clans on the West Bank of the Oti
- interviews recorded at Kpandai, 2006
The image shows members of the Bogoŋ Language Committee.
Many recordings focus on the environmental vocabulary, thus forming an excellent database for anyone who wants to know how the Bogoŋ interpret their environment linguistically. Related to it is the interpretation and discussion of Bogoŋ place names.
Basic info
3 audio wav files of the recorded interviews. 3 word files with the transcription (no tone marking) 1 pdf summary of a paper 3 pdf files
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Deposit
Valuable recordings, with transcriptions, including:
- the taboos of the Bogoŋ, explained by three of the most senior speakers: a former priest, the priest second to the chief priest and his wife
- stories and proverbs
- settlement of a dispute about the history of the clans on the West Bank of the Oti
- interviews recorded at Kpandai, 2006
The image shows members of the Bogoŋ Language Committee.
Many recordings focus on the environmental vocabulary, thus forming an excellent database for anyone who wants to know how the Bogoŋ interpret their environment linguistically. Related to it is the interpretation and discussion of Bogoŋ place names.
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