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Expressions of Cardinal Directions in Nilotic and in Ubangian Languages [PDF]
, 2007 In the Nilotic and Ubangian languages expressions for cardinal directions have been created on the basis of a wide range of conceptual sources: primarily cosmological, geographical and atmospheric concepts.
Mietzner, Angelika, Pasch, Helma
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Jebel Moya (Sudan): new dates from a mortuary complex at the southern Meroitic frontier [PDF]
, 2013 This paper proposes a new chronology for the burial complex at Jebel Moya, south-central Sudan. It reassesses the body of evidence from Sir Henry Wellcome's original 1911–1914 excavations in order to place the site within a firm chronological framework ...
Brass, M, Schwenniger, J-L
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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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The Hadza and the Iraqw in northern Tanzania: Dermatographical, Anthropological, Odontometrical and Osteological Approaches [PDF]
, 1982 The dermatoglyphics, physical measurements, tooth size and dental arch measurements of 4 populations of Mangola are analized and the racial affinities of earlier inhabitants are discussed based on the human remains excavated from Gishimangeda cave and ...
HAYAMA, Sugio, IKEDA, Jiro
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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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Journal of Animal Ecology, Volume 95, Issue 2, Page 296-312, February 2026.As West Africa urbanises, the risk of Lassa fever may paradoxically decrease. We found the invasive house mouse, a dominant urban species, outcompetes and displaces the primary Lassa virus host. Considering these species interactions is critical for accurately predicting future zoonotic disease patterns.
David Simons +13 more
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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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African Lambdas II: Formal Semantics of African Languages—The Verbal and Clausal Domain
Language and Linguistics Compass, Volume 20, Issue 1, January/February 2026.ABSTRACT The formal semantic analysis of African languages is still a young subfield within theoretical linguistics. Starting with general overviews of the quantifier systems of individual African languages around two decades ago, there now exists a substantial body of fieldwork‐based and autochthonous formal semantic research conducted by both African
Malte Zimmermann
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African Lambdas I: Formal Semantics of African Languages—The Nominal Domain
Language and Linguistics Compass, Volume 20, Issue 1, January/February 2026.ABSTRACT The formal semantic analysis of African languages is still a young subfield within theoretical linguistics. Starting with general overviews of the quantifier systems of individual African languages around two decades ago, there now exists a substantial body of fieldwork‐based and autochthonous formal semantic research conducted by both African
Malte Zimmermann
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Religions, 2018 Many conventional features of world tree motifs in the ancient Near East—including stalked palmettes, aureoles of water lily palmettes connected by pliant stems, floral rosettes, winged disks and bud-and-blossom motifs—trace largely from ...
J. Andrew McDonald
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