Results 91 to 100 of about 2,456 (182)
Shaping the word structure by iambic foot in Migama
Studies in African Languages and Cultures, 2012 The following paper analyzes the role of metrical structure in shaping the East Chadic B language, Migama. Specifically, it will be argued that, similarly to Hausa, while having no overt influence on the language's tone distribution, iambic foot serves ...
Bartosz Kurzyca
doaj
(Un)markedness of trills : the case of Slavic r-palatalisation [PDF]
, 2010 This paper evaluates trills [r] and their palatalized counterparts [rj] from the point of view of markedness. It is argued that [r]s are unmarked sounds in comparison to [rj]s which follows from the examination of the following parameters: (a) frequency ...
Zygis, Marzena
core
Comparison, similarity and simulation in Zaar, a Chadic language of Nigeria [PDF]
, 2012 This paper discusses the linguistic expression of similarity, aka 'similative' in Zaar, a Chadic language spoken south of Bauchi State, in Northern Nigeria.
Caron, Bernard
core +2 more sources
Studies in African Languages and Cultures, 1997 Reviews of: Roman Loimeier, Islamic Reform and Political Change in Northern Nigeria (Series in Islam and Society in Africa), Evanston: Northwestern University Press, 1997, 415 pp.
Stanisław Piłaszewicz, Nina Pawlak
doaj
Can Bayesian phylogeography reconstruct migrations and expansions in linguistic evolution? [PDF]
R Soc Open Sci, 2021 Neureiter N +4 more
europepmc +1 more source
Some Berber Etymologies XI [PDF]
, 2015 My series „Some Berber Etymologies” is to gradually reveal the still unknown immense Afro-Asiatic heritage in the Berber lexical stock. The first part with some miscellaneous Berber etymologies was published back in 1996. Recently, I continued the series
Takács, Gábor
core
Genetic history of Chad. [PDF]
Am J Phys Anthropol, 2018 Shriner D, Rotimi CN.
europepmc +1 more source
Manner demonstratives in Barayin (Chadic)
, 2020 Presented at the Dallas International Academic Lens (DIAL) conference, hosted online by Dallas International University, October 12 ...
openaire +1 more source
The traumatic consequences of Boko Haram slavery among the ethnic minorities of southern Borno, Borno State, Nigeria. [PDF]
Afr J Prim Health Care Fam Med, 2022 Ziradzo S, Netangaheni RT.
europepmc +1 more source
Studies in African Languages and Cultures, 1990 Reviews of: Hans G. MUKAROVSKY (ed.). Leo Reinisch. Werk und Erbe. Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien 1987, pp. 343. Claude CAITUCOLI. Douze contes masa avec une introduction grammaticale.
Stanisław Piłaszewicz
doaj