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The reciprocal -an in Ndendeule

Studies in African Languages and Cultures
This article describes the reciprocal -an and its morphosyntactic and semantics in Ndendeule, a Bantu language spoken in southern Tanzania. As in other languages, the reciprocal constructions in Ndendeule express several situations, including ...
Deo Ngonyani
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Pedagogy, curriculum, teaching practices and teacher education in developing countries [PDF]

, 2013
This rigorous literature review focused on pedagogy, curriculum, teaching practices and teacher education in developing countries. It aimed to: 1. review existing evidence on the review topic to inform programme design and policy making undertaken by ...
Boddy, Janet, Brown, Rhona, Durrani, Naureen, Orr, David, Pryor, John, Salvi, Francesca, Westbrook, Jo   +6 more
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Revitalizing endangered mycocultural heritage in Mesoamerica: The case of the Tlahuica‐Pjiekakjoo culture

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The preservation and revitalization of mycocultural heritage, developed over centuries of human‐mushroom interaction, contributes to safeguarding both natural ecosystems and the promotion of sustainable rural development, one of the biggest global challenges currently faced by humankind.
Elisette Ramírez‐Carbajal, Magdalena Martínez‐Reyes, Olivia Ayala‐Vásquez, Rodríguez‐Evangelista Fabiola, Mayra Lagunes Reyes, Faustino Hernández‐Santiago, Mónica Rangel Villafranco, Fuqiang Yu, Jesús Pérez‐Moreno   +8 more
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Ngugi and Mazrui in Digitalization Policy

Technology and Regulation
Digitalisation of public service provision has been and remains a pillar of the Kenyan government’s approach to development. Kenya has explicitly linked digitalisation to its ambitions for development – an approach that is echoed in the political ...
Nanjala Nyabola
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Language Ideologies, Choices, and Practices in Eastern African Hip Hop [PDF]

, 2000
Hip hop emerged as a musical and cultural force during the late 1970s in the United States and has followed a global trajectory ever since. Artists and fans around the world filter North American hip hop styles through their own local musical, social ...
Fenn, John, Perullo, Alex
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Tanzania’s Language of Instruction Policy Dilemma: Is there a Solution?

Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 2014
After independence, Tanzania adopted a unique language of instruction model (LoI) in which Elementary school education is taught in Swahili and Secondary and Postsecondary schools are taught in English. This model has provoked contentious public policy debates because of its inherent inefficiency, especially when students are transitioning from Swahili
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Repositories of biocultural diversity: Toward best practices for empowering ethnobotany in digital herbaria

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Societal Impact Statement As herbaria digitize millions of plant specimens, ethnobotanical information associated with them is becoming increasingly accessible. These biocultural data include plant uses, names, and/or management practices of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs).
Robbie Hart, Viviane Fonseca‐Kruel, Eduardo Dalcin, Estevão da Silva Luís Alexandre, Matthew Pace, Michaela Schmull, Leonardo Beltran‐Rodríguez, Miguel Murguía‐Romero, Diana G. Flores‐Camargo, Cristina Mapes‐Sánchez, Mark Nesbitt, Carolina Romero, Andrew Townesmith, Jan Salick, Alex McAlvay, Kenneth R. Otero‐Walker, Michael J. Balick, Jacob Golan, Bruce Hoffman, Kelsey Leonard, Giulia Mattalia, Guillaume Odonne, Aurora Prehn, Ina Vandebroek   +23 more
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Digitisation of herbarium specimens to the benefit of research: An African perspective focusing on South Africa and Western Indian Ocean Island states

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Botanical exploration, discovery and conservation rely heavily on access to herbarium collections. Recently, digital access to label information, including georeferenced locality data, and images of herbarium specimens available online have greatly increased usage of herbarium specimen data.
Ronell R. Klopper, Hester M. Steyn, Cláudia Baider, Benny Bytebier, Anisha Dayaram, F. B. Vincent Florens, Nivohenintsoa Rakotonirina, Domitilla Raimondo, Marc Sosef, M. Marianne le Roux   +9 more
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Controlling banana bunchy top disease in Benin: Crop protection strategies with socio‐economic perspectives

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Banana and plantain are vital for food security and income in West Africa, yet banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) threatens production. This study combined remote sensing, field surveys, modelling and socio‐economic analysis to assess BBTV spread and control strategies in Benin.
Renata Retkute, Martine Zandjanakou‐Tachin, Bonaventure Aman Omondi, Ulrich Roland Agoi, Yaovi Marc Vodounou, Hermine Akofodji, Evrard Akpla, Laurence Dossou, Emiline Médénou, Alban Etchiha, Alphonse Attadéou, P. Lava Kumar, John E. Thomas, Christopher A. Gilligan   +13 more
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Ikoma Verbal Tone

Nordic Journal of African Studies, 2013
Ikoma is a Bantu language spoken in the Mara Region (Western Tanzania). This paper describes the verbal tone system of Ikoma with the goal of widening our understanding of Bantu tonal grammars.
Lotta Aunio
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