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This article focuses on the dialectological analysis of the Soninke language, in particular between two dialects: the Kíngí and the Jàahúnú varieties, belonging to the same dialectal division traditionally called the Eastern dialect.
Djibril Dramé
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Development and validation of a tool to assess underlying factors of iron-rich food consumption among pregnant women. [PDF]
Extended theory of planned behaviour (eTPB). Abstract Anaemia among pregnant women remains a public health concern globally. One major cause of this persistent problem is iron deficiency, which may be the result of limited iron intake in the diet. Using the extended version of the theory of planned behaviour (eTPB), this study aims to develop and ...
Mohamadou S +5 more
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Ajami scripts in the Senegalese speech community [PDF]
Wolofal (from Wolof: Wolof language or ethnic group and ‘-al’: causative morpheme) is an Ajami writing (a generic term commonly used to refer to non-Arabic languages written with Arabic scripts) used to transliterate Wolof in Senegal.It results from the ...
Ngom, Fallou
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Viabilità relazionale: una prospettiva im/mobile delle relazioni nel Gambia transnazionale
While anthropologists have long studied how mobility and immobility shape social relationships, this article describes relatedness itself as a form of im/mobility.
Paolo Gaibazzi
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La catégorie des verbes statifs dans le système morphosyntaxique du soninké
This article describes a lexical category found in Soninke that has been neglected so far. The general characteristics of this category are similar to those of the "stative verbs" found in Manding languages.
Denis Creissels
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Geographic variation of female genital mutilation and legal enforcement in sub-saharan Africa : a case study of Senegal [PDF]
This paper draws on household data to examine the prevalence of female genital mutilation (FGM) in Senegal and the effectiveness of the country's anti-FGM law in dealing with actual breaches and providing protection to the victims.
Kandala, Ngianga-Bakwin +1 more
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Abstract This article reports on the findings of a research study which has approached language learning motivation (LLM) following Ushioda's (2009) person‐in‐context relational view of L2 motivation, Consoli's life capital (2021, 2022), Dweck's mindset (2017) and Dörnyei's vision system (2009).
Bianca Manuela Sandu +2 more
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The paper criticially discusses Green’s (this issue) binary typology of replacive tones in Western Mande nominal constructions. Green’s distinction between the two types of replacive tones in Western Mande is based on the existence of Word 2 to Word 2 ...
Maria Konoshenko
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Aloneness and the terms of detachment in West African migration
In this article, I examine practices of social detachment among West African migrants in urban Ghana. Faced with pressures arising from expectations of reciprocity, especially from kin back home, some migrants exert considerable efforts to break, if temporarily, with relations of mutual recognition and support, entering what I term migratory aloneness.
Michael Stasik
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The present tragedy in Mali draws our attention to the divisions, tensions and conflicts between West African ethnic groups, religious persuasions, and populations from different regions, in both the present and the past.
Paulo Fernando de Moraes Farias
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