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Legon Journal of the Humanities, 2023 This study interrogates the strategic use of code-switching involving Standard Swahili, English, and Kiswahili cha Mtaani in audio-visual advertisements by telecommunication companies (Telecos) in Tanzania.
Josephine Dzahene-Quarshie +1 more
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Review of script displays of African languages by current software
, 2005 All recorded African languages that have a writing system have orthographies which use the Roman or Arabic scripts, with a few exceptions. Whilst Unicode successfully handles the encoding of both these scripts, current software, in particular web ...
Gee, Quintin
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Starving for Data: Eating Disorders Prevalence and Research Gaps in Southern Africa
International Journal of Eating Disorders, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Studies reporting prevalence estimates of eating disorders in Southern Africa are scarce. To fill this gap, the present Research Forum reviews existing literature on the prevalence of eating disorders, including as assessed by clinical interviews, screeners, and self‐reported behaviors, among individuals in Southern Africa.
Bernou Melisse +2 more
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Dholuo Kincepts in Western Kenya
Studies in African Linguistics, 2020 The Luo are a Nilotic people living in western Kenya, north-eastern Tanzania and in western Uganda. Their language, Dholuo, forms part of the Western Nilotic group of languages. This article presents the traditional kincepts (kinship terminology) of the
Washington Onyango-Ouma +1 more
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International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.What's New? Low‐ and middle‐income countries have over 70% of the global cancer burden but 10% of the world's radiotherapy capacities. This population‐based multi‐country study explores the barriers to access experienced by cancer patients in sub‐Saharan Africa.
Eric Sven Kroeber +21 more
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Eco-trauma and displacement politics in Owuor’s Dust and Makumbi’s Kintu
Cogent Arts & HumanitiesThis article examines Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor’s Dust and Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi’s Kintu to determine whether their portrayals of eco-trauma and displacement constitute existential upheavals rooted in cultural and spiritual worldviews.
Auson Njunwensi Wincheslaus
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The development of reading tests for use in a regularly spelled language. [PDF]
, 2000 Data are presented on the development of tests of reading skill in rural Tanzanian primary school pupils. Instruction in these schools is in Kiswahili, a regularly spelt language.
Alcock, Katie J. +8 more
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International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study draws on framing theory to investigate how microfinance institutions (MFIs) strategically construct a vulnerability‐oriented organisational identity and how this framing influences their funding decisions during the pre‐campaign phase of prosocial crowdfunding.
Ana Paula Matias Gama +3 more
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Negative meaning personal names in Runyambo: cultural beliefs and social impact
Cogent Arts & HumanitiesPersonal names play a pivotal role in introducing a person. People are identified by their names than any other trait. This paper discusses the names with negative meanings in Runyambo.
Lea Mpobela
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The power of the interviewer [PDF]
, 2011 African censuses and surveys remain dependent on interviewers for data collection with data quality assured through training and supervision. Many survey concepts and definitions are difficult to translate into African languages and some, such as the ...
Coast, Ernestina +3 more
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