Nigeria

Contribution of women to linguistic vitality in northwestern Nigeria

Understanding the power that women hold in the preservation of underresourced languages.

Narrative uses of the U̱t‑Maꞌin (Kainji) Bare Verb form

A discourse based study of the distribution of verb forms in narrative texts with focus on the “unmarked” Bare Verb form that is used to progress the storyline — sequential main events in a narrative text.

Discourse function of marked and unmarked verbs in u̱t‑Maꞌin narrative

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u̱t-Maꞌin Pear Film research

A parallel corpus of Pear Film retellings from 9 speakers, across 3 u̱t‑Maꞌin varieties.

Kambari Man

One of three referenced texts in Rebecca’s dissertation. Included in the dissertation as an appendix.

Musa and Audu

One of three referenced texts in Rebecca’s dissertation. Included in the dissertation as an appendix.

My trip to Minna

A personal narrative about traveling from the language area to the state capital.

Possessed Woman

The sad saga of a woman tormented by demons.

The Gossip King // Faru̱k u̱ ke̱t-u̱ ne̱t-u̱t wa u̱s-rem

A cautionary tale of suspicion that leads to gossip and ends with forgiveness and shame.

What you sow is what you reap

What you sow is what you reap is the story of a woman whose behavior is blamed for her suffering in childbirth. It was told by Sunday John in a recording made in February 2013 in Tungan Magajiya, Niger State. It was transcribed in the orthography and …