Documentation of Ososo language and Ovbiko Maiden Initiation Rite
The Endangered Language Documentation Programme (ELDP) provides grants worldwide for the documentation of endangered languages and knowledge. Grantees create audiovisual collections with transcription and translations of endangered languages and practices. These collections are preserved and made freely available through the Endangered Languages Archive (ELAR).
| Ososo (ISO 639-3 oso) is an Edoid language spoken by 19,000 indigents (Ethnologue, 2000) in Akoko-Edo Local Government area of Edo State, Nigeria. Due to migration and lack of documentation, the culture and language is endangered as the regular returns of the migrants every Christmas is forcing a gradual but steady shift from the use of the Ososo language to English, evident in their discourse during previous data collection visits for my ongoing thesis. By providing a corporal repository of naturalistic sociocultural and linguistic data, this project will help prevent extinction both of the Ososo language and their unique cultures. |
Project Details
Location: Nigeria, Western Africa, Africa
Organiser(s):
Endangered Languages Documentation Programme
Project partner(s): Federal University of Lokoja
Funder(s):
Arcadia
Funding received: 6,686.00 EUR
Commencement Date: 09/2022
Project Status: Completed
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