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A grammar of Mursi, a Nilo-Saharan language [PDF]

, 2020
Firew Girma Worku completed a reference Grammar of Mursi, a Nilo-Saharan Language spoken in the Lower Omo Valley, in Southwestern Ethiopia. This is the first detailed documentation of this little-known language for its speakers. It is a valuable source material for linguists who are interested in the descriptive, documentation, and comparative studies ...
Worku, Firew Girma
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An exploration of the genetics of the mutant Huntingtin (mHtt) gene in a cohort of patients with chorea from different ethnic groups in sub-Saharan Africa. [PDF]

Ann Hum Genet
Abstract Background Africans are underrepresented in Huntington's disease (HD) research. A European ancestor was postulated to have introduced the mutant Huntingtin (mHtt) gene to the continent; however, recent work has shown the existence of a unique Htt haplotype in South‐Africa specific to indigenous Africans.
Muthinja MJ, Guelngar CO, Fall M, Jama F, Shuja HA, Nambafu J, Massi DG, Ojo OO, Okubadejo NU, Taiwo FT, Diop AM, de Chacus CJDG, Cissé FA, Cissé A, Hooker J, Sokhi D, Houlden H, Rizig M.   +17 more
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Epilepsy in CHAD: Realities, constraints, and prospects. [PDF]

Epilepsia Open
Abstract Epilepsy is a significant public health problem. More than 50 million people worldwide live with epilepsy, and over three‐quarters of them are in low‐ and middle‐income countries. The situation in Chad regarding people with epilepsy is challenging to assess, starting from the shortage of scientific data, the inadequacy of technical facilities,
Sakadi F, Christian MN, Lamine TM, Dakisia K, Christelle NM, Doufene D, Foksia LA, Nguelngar CO, Balanmo A, Babing-Ne K, Nalire D, Amara C.   +11 more
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Characterization of CYP2D6 Pharmacogenetic Variation in Sub-Saharan African Populations. [PDF]

Clin Pharmacol Ther, 2023
Cytochrome P450 2D6 (CYP2D6) is a key enzyme in drug response owing to its involvement in the metabolism of ~ 25% of clinically prescribed medications. The encoding CYP2D6 gene is highly polymorphic, and many pharmacogenetics studies have been performed worldwide to investigate the distribution of CYP2D6 star alleles (haplotypes); however, African ...
Twesigomwe D, Drögemöller BI, Wright GEB, Adebamowo C, Agongo G, Boua PR, Matshaba M, Paximadis M, Ramsay M, Simo G, Simuunza MC, Tiemessen CT, Lombard Z, Hazelhurst S.   +13 more
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On whether 'Doboro' was a fourth Kuliak language

Studies in African Linguistics, 2015
Wayland’s (1931) description of a northeastern Ugandan people called the ‘Wanderobo’ includes thirty-eight ‘Dorobo’ words, many of which resemble words in Ik, the last thriving member of the Kuliak (Rub) subgroup. Because of this resemblance, it has been
Terrill Schrock
doaj   +3 more sources

Gender variation across the Oromo dialects: A corpus‐based study*

Studia Linguistica, Volume 77, Issue 3, Page 453-495, December 2023., 2023
Abstract This study aims to (1) demonstrate the position of the Oromo gender system in Corbett's (1991) typology of gender; (2) illustrate major syntactic gender variation across the Oromo dialects; (3) identify factors that contributed to the gender variation, and (4) illustrate the morphosyntax of the Oromo gender system.
Tekabe Legesse Feleke, Terje Lohndal
wiley   +1 more source

Pastoralism, hunting, and coexistence: Domesticated and wild bovids in Neolithic Sudan

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, Volume 33, Issue 3, Page 517-531, May/June 2023., 2023
Abstract The interactions between mobile pastoralists and semi‐sedentary Nilotic foraging groups in the Middle Nile Valley had long‐term implications for the development of social complexity as seen in the ancient African kingdom of Kerma. This study presents the results of the zooarcheological analysis of animal remains from two sites in the 4th ...
Shayla Monroe, Stuart Tyson Smith, Sarah B. McClure   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Les langues nilo-sahariennes [PDF]

, 2011
Rédaction 2003A presentation of the Nilo-Saharan languages (Africa). Inventory, classification, historical questions: genetic family or affinity group?Présentation des langues nilo-sahariennes (Afrique). Inventaire, classification, problèmes historiques :
Boyeldieu, Pascal
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Second person agreement allomorphy in Masarak

Studies in African Linguistics, 2013
Masarak (also known as Masalit, sometimes spelled Massaleit), an endangered Nilo-Saharan language spoken in Darfur, is characterized by complex agreement patterns, particularly in the second person. This article outlines Masarak agreement patterns in the
Ruth Brillman
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Nominal and verbal number in Bilugu Opo

Studies in African Linguistics, 2019
Opo (a.k.a. Opuuo, Tʼapo [lgn]), a Koman language spoken in Ethiopia and South Sudan, has complex and interesting systems of both NOMINAL NUMBER and VERBAL NUMBER.
Joshua A.G. Smolders
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