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Studies in African Linguistics, 2007 This article describes the basic aspects of the phonology of Kurmuk, a previously undescribed language belonging to the Northern Burun subbranch of the Western Nilotic family.
Torben Andersen
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Cushitic loans in South Nilotic revisited
Afrika und ÜberseeThis article explores lexical contact between Cushitic and Nilotic taking the proposed Cushitic language Proto Baz as point of departure. Proto Baz is a putative East Cushitic language proposed by Heine, Rottland & Vossen (1979), on the basis of words ...
Maarten Mous, Christian Rapold
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Downstep in Pari the tone system of a western Nilotic language
Studies in African Linguistics, 1988 Pari, a Western Nilotic language, has a terraced-level tone system with total downstep. Although Pari could be analyzed as having three basic tone levels and automatic downstep, there is morphological evidence that it has two basic tone levels and non ...
Torben Andersen
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Sedimentology, Volume 73, Issue 5, Page 1892-1910, August 2026.ABSTRACT Understanding the processes that drive soil formation is crucial for developing sustainable land‐use strategies, as changing land‐use practices and climate change exacerbate soil erosion. The formation of substantial arable soils on carbonate bedrock requires substantial dust accretion as the underlying bedrock lacks siliciclastic material. In
Daniel Palchan +3 more
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Alzheimer's &Dementia: Behavior &Socioeconomics of Aging, Volume 2, Issue 2, June 2026.Abstract INTRODUCTION The Étude du Vieillissement Cognitif et de Démence en République Démocratique du Congo (EVCD‐RDC) launched in 2024 to investigate socio‐environmental and biological determinants of dementia in Kinshasa. METHODS The study recruited 1000 adults aged ≥65 years across four diagnostic groups – cognitively unimpaired (CU), mild ...
Jean Ikanga +24 more
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American Journal of Human Biology, Volume 38, Issue 5, May 2026.ABSTRACT Lactose tolerance (lactase persistence) represents a very progressive human adaptation, the origins of which remain incompletely understood. This study aims to examine the geographical distribution of the two alleles associated with lactose tolerance in Eurasia (13910*T and 13915*G) in relation to the main Y haplogroups and autosomal ancestry ...
Pavel Grasgruber
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Morpological stratification in Dinka
Studies in African Linguistics, 1992 Dinka is a Western Nilotic language with three contrastive degrees of vowel length, two contrastive voice qualities in vowels, and three contrastive tones. Although to a large extent a monosyllabic language, Dinka has an elaborate morphology.
Torben Andersen
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EFFECT OF BREED AND SEX ON SOME MACRO-MINERAL VALUES IN HEALTHY SUDANESE SHEEP [PDF]
Assiut Veterinary Medical Journal, 2010 This work was undertaken to determine the effect of breed and sex on some blood serum electrolytes and macro-mineral values in Sudanese sheep, and to add to the present reference values for these parameters. The blood samples were taken from two Sudanese
SHADIA A. OMER, S.H. AHMED
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Sedimentology, Volume 73, Issue 3, Page 593-619, April 2026.ABSTRACT Mesophotic reefs are located in low light conditions which, depending on the region, are usually found in water depths greater than ~30 m. They are less affected by ocean warming than reefs found in shallower water depths and thus might become increasingly important for the sustainability of marine biodiversity.
Or M. Bialik +7 more
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Geospatial Analysis of Population Exposure to Flooding in the Sudd Region, South Sudan
Journal of Flood Risk Management, Volume 19, Issue 1, March 2026.ABSTRACT The Sudd wetland in South Sudan extends over 90,000 km2. Large‐scale flood events in recent years (2019–2022) are said to have led to the displacement of an estimated 1.8 million people in total. However, these estimates are approximate and to date there has not been a systematic analysis of population exposure to flooding in the Sudd region ...
Deng Majok Chol +5 more
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