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On how 'middle' plus 'associative/reciprocal' became 'passive' in the Bantu A70 languages [PDF]

, 2010
In this paper we show that the Bantu A70 languages did not preserve the passive morpheme inherited from Proto-Bantu (PB), but developed a new suffix. It is a morpheme that is compound in origin, consisting of two verbal derivation suffixes which still ...
Bostoen, Koen, Nzang-Bie, Yolande
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“Nothing for Us Without Us”: A Mixed Methods Study Examining the Acceptability, Feasibility, and Impact of Involving Guardians of Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Tanzania as Public Contributors

Cancer Medicine, Volume 15, Issue 3, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Introduction In low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs) such as Tanzania, non‐adherence and treatment abandonment are major factors contributing to low childhood cancer survival rates. Providing guardians with reminders and information via an SMS intervention may increase adherence and reduce treatment abandonment.
Faraja Chiwanga, Guardian Advisory Board, Ruchius Philbert, David A. Richards, Abla Sami, Holly V. R. Sugg, Ida Österman Menander, Joanne Woodford, Louise von Essen   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Zero-Shot Cross-Lingual Transfer with Meta Learning

, 2020
Learning what to share between tasks has been a topic of great importance recently, as strategic sharing of knowledge has been shown to improve downstream task performance.
Augenstein, Isabelle, Bekoulis, Giannis, Bjerva, Johannes, Nooralahzadeh, Farhad   +3 more
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Educational Publishing in African Languages, With a Focus on Swahili in Kenya

Nordic Journal of African Studies, 2002
This paper argues the case for more educational publications in Swahili as a good medium educational and national development. It acknowledges that education is not only a capital investment in the development of human resources but it also immensely ...
Nathan Oyori Ogechi, Emily Bosire-Ogechi
doaj   +1 more source

Speaking Their Language: Language Inclusion and YouTube Agricultural Content Engagement in Africa

THE ELECTRONIC JOURNAL OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, Volume 92, Issue 2, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Efficiently educating farmers in effective agricultural practices is critical in resource‐limited developing countries. YouTube, with its broad accessibility and built‐in viewership tracking, presents a potential scalable platform for agricultural education.
N. Peter Reeves, Ahmed Ramadan, Victor G. Sal y Rosas Celi, John W. Medendorp, Anne N. Lutomia, Julia M. Bello‐Bravo, Barry R. Pittendrigh   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Transforming healthcare with large language models: Current applications, challenges, and future directions—a literature review

Journal of Intelligent Medicine, Volume 3, Issue 1, Page 8-25, March 2026.
Abstract AI‐based large language models (LLMs) have gradually made their way into various fields, transforming industries and changing the way we solve problems. LLMs have great potential in healthcare, where they can share the burden of data management, retrieval, and decision‐making.
Muhammad Umar, Vanessa Ali, Laiba Shamim, Imshaal Musharaf, Rabia Hafsa, Muhammad Umar Ahsan, Osama Ahmad, Lamea Bint Sabhan, Muhammad Saeed, Somaiya Ahmed, Sana Iftikhar, Noor Ul Ain   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Swahili in Academic Writing

Nordic Journal of African Studies, 2003
Swahili, an important indigenous language of wider communication in Eastern and Central African countries, has been and continues to be used effectively in specialist communication for almost three decades now.
H. J. M. Mwansoko
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Prevalence of Anxiety, Depression and Their Associated Factors Among Women With Infertility at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Northern Tanzania. Analytical Cross‐Sectional Study

Reproductive, Female and Child Health, Volume 5, Issue 1, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Infertility is a common condition worldwide, affecting millions of people. In African societies, including Tanzania, having children is highly valued as they represent continuity of family, social status, and economic security. Consequently, infertility can profoundly affect emotional well‐being and mental health.
Glory Maringo, Olola Oneko, Pendo Mlay, Editruda Gamassa, Nasra Batchu, Patricia Swai, Joseph Mlay, Raziya Gaffur, John Lugata, Bariki Mchome, Tom Kakumbi   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

A corpus study of Swahili conditionals

Studies in African Linguistics, 2017
In this paper I analyze Swahili conditional constructions via corpus analysis. Previous works on Swahili conditional markers categorize ki as a high possibility marker and ikiwa as a low possibility marker. In this corpus based study, I show that Swahili
Mohamed Mwamzandi
doaj   +3 more sources

Applying Anthropology to Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting

American Anthropologist, Volume 128, Issue 1, Page 195-205, March 2026.
ABSTRACT In this article, we review how anthropologies from various subdisciplines, from social to evolutionary anthropology, are contributing to our understanding of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). We focus on four key questions: What are the origins of FGM/C? What functions and meanings are linked to FGM/C?
Hannelore Van Bavel, Mhairi A. Gibson
wiley   +1 more source