Documenting endangered languages of the Bazou subdivision in Cameroon
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).
| This project will document endangered languages of the Bazou subdivision of Cameroon: Kwa' Nsiteu, and the Goze-Goshimdjang-Lek dialect complex. None of these languages has previously been the focus of documentary work, and all are endangered. Kwa' and Nsiteu, in particular, are highly endangered and will be prioritized. In addition to producing standard documentary products, research will also be conducted into the role of multilingualism in language shift. Another result of the work will be an improved understanding of the overall linguistic situation of the understudied Bazou area where other endangered languages may remain to be discovered. |
Project Details
Location: Bazou, Cameroon, Middle Africa, Africa
Organiser(s):
Endangered Languages Documentation Programme
Project partner(s): The Research Foundation for SUNY at the University at Buffalo
Funder(s):
Arcadia
Funding received: 149,296.00 EUR
Commencement Date: 10/2022
Project Status: Completed
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