Documenting Tabaq, a Hill Nubian language of the Sudan, in its sociolinguistic context
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).
Tabaq (kko) is a Hill Nubian language spoken by 800 speakers in the Nuba Mountains (N 11°55'53'' E 29°26'34'') of the Sudan. This entire region is characterized by an extreme linguistic diversity, and we know very little about the languages, their genetic affiliations and their contact histories. The project therefore takes a comparative perspective: it documents Tabaq in the form of an annotated audio/visual corpus, and collects parallel information on surrounding non-related languages (Katla, Julud, Tima). This approach allows us to investigate the historical and sociolinguistic context, and to trace contact influence in these languages.
Primary investigator: Gerrit Dimmendaal
Project Details
Location: Sudan, Northern Africa, Africa
Organiser(s):
Endangered Languages Documentation Programme
Project partner(s): University of Cologne
Funder(s):
Arcadia
Funding received: £119,882.00
Commencement Date: 01/2007
Project Status: Completed
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