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Inheritance and Contact in the Development of Lateral Obstruents in Nguni Languages (S40)

open access: yesLanguages
This study investigates the development of the lateral fricatives and affricates, to which we jointly refer as ‘lateral obstruents’, in Nguni (S40) languages of Southern Africa.
Nina van der Vlugt, Hilde Gunnink
doaj   +1 more source

An Analysis of the Verbal Marker tsa in Luguru

open access: yesStudia Orientalia Electronica, 2020
This paper deals with a morphosyntactic phenomenon found in the under-described Bantu language Luguru, spoken in central Tanzania: the verbal marker tsa. This marker encodes shared knowledge or shared reference.
Malin Petzell
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Corpus-driven Bantu Lexicography Part 2: Lemmatisation and Rulers for Lusoga

open access: yesLexikos, 2018
This article is the second in a trilogy that deals with corpus-driven Bantu lexicography, which is illustrated for Lusoga. The focus here is on the macrostructure and in particular on the building of a lemmatised frequency list directly within a ...
Gilles-Maurice de Schryver   +1 more
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Corpus-driven Bantu Lexicography Part 3: Mapping Meaning onto Use in Lusoga

open access: yesLexikos, 2018
This article is the third instalment in a trilogy of studies that deal with corpus-driven Bantu lexicography as applied to Lusoga. Having dealt with corpus-building in Part 1, and macrostructural aspects in Part 2, we now focus on the microstructure of a
Gilles-Maurice de Schryver   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

The coevolution of languages, peoples and environments in Central Africa’s Kwilu-Kasai region since ∼1000 BCE: A dialogue with Jan Vansina

open access: yesQuaternary Environments and Humans
In this article, Jan Vansina’s essay on the deep-time population history of the Kwilu-Kasai region, now more than half a century old, is revisited through the kaleidoscopic lens of newly collected linguistic, archaeological, palaeoecological and genetic ...
Koen Bostoen   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Histories in bone: Navigating the ethical landscape of human skeletal collections in South Africa

open access: yesAnatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract Provenance is at the center of addressing the complicated ethical stewardship of legacy human skeletal collections. Many South African (SA) health science institutions have skeletal collections. While the history of the collections and the demographics of the skeletons have been reported, the provenance of the individuals within the ...
Quenth Chinenere   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The influence of non-linguistic factors on the usage of the pre-prefix in Luguru

open access: yesLinguistic Discovery, 2017
This article discusses the impact of linguistic and non-linguistic factors on the use of the pre-prefix in an under-described Bantu language spoken in Tanzania.
Malin Petzell, Karoline Kühl
doaj   +1 more source

On the “Atypical” Imperative Verb Form in Manda

open access: yesStudia Orientalia Electronica, 2020
This paper accounts for the atypical Imperative verb form found in Manda, a Bantu language spoken along the shores of Lake Nyasa in southern Tanzania.
Rasmus Bernander
doaj   +1 more source

Karakteristik Bayi Baru Lahir dengan Resusitasi Berkaitan dengan Kebutuhan Jenis Alat Bantu Napas Saat Lahir

open access: yesSari Pediatri, 2022
Latar belakang. Bayi lahir tidak bugar sering mengalami kegagalan adaptasi pernapasan. Kondisi tersebut membutuhkan resusitasi, stabilisasi, yang selanjutnya membutuhkan alat bantu napas bertekanan positif berkelanjutan.
Fiolita Indranita Sutjipto   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Beyond Skin and Eyes: The Medical and Social Burden of Oculocutaneous Albinism in Africa: A Narrative Review

open access: yesJEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Oculocutaneous albinism (OCA) is a genetic disorder found worldwide, but its impact is particularly pronounced in the African continent. This results from both a higher prevalence and the persistent myths and superstitions surrounding the condition in many African communities.
Rebecca Donadoni   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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