Brief description of the celebration of the birth of a child called born house. This recording followed a discussion on the topic in CPE and English.
The recording was made during a general discussion with different speakers on traditions among the Isubu.
Brief description of the celebration of the birth of a child called born house. This recording followed a discussion on the topic in CPE and English.
History : NAME:imdi2cmdi.xslt DATE:2016-09-09T16:20:12.665+02:00.
Description : The recording was made during a general discussion with different speakers on traditions among the Isubu.
Description : This project is devoted to the multi-media documentation of Wovia and Isubu, two Bantu languages of the South-West Province of Cameroon. The project’s task consists in providing an extensive record of the linguistic practices of these two communities whose languages are now fast being replaced by Cameroon Pidgin English, a lingua franca spoken in the whole of the South-West Province. As the two languages do not yet have adequate descriptions, the project also consists in analyzing their respective structures by providing a thorough description of their phonology, morphology, syntax and pragmatics. Work on these topics has been started in mid-2010.
Description : Isubu is a Bantu language (A20) spoken in the South West Province of Cameroon, precisely in the Fako Division,Tiko subdivision, around Bimbia estuary east of Limbe and west of Douala. Neighbouring languages, which are not endangered and much better explored linguistically, are Mokpe and Duala.
Description : Brief description of the celebration of the birth of a child called born house. This recording followed a discussion on the topic in CPE and English.
Description : Diverse other Isubu people were present at the recording, which was done in the private house of EL's family. Directly invovled in the discussion preceding the recording were also EL and LL.
Description : Isubu was the mother tongue of most of the participants, Cameroonian Pidgin English for others.
Description : While for most speakers Isubu was the mother tongue, it was Cameroonian Pidgin English for others.
Description : Nancy Nyindem transcribed and annotated the recordings with the help of LL.
Description : Nancy Nyindem speaks several languages, but the contact language used for the annotation of the recordings has been English.
Description : EBW was born in Bona Ngombe. She lived outside for a while, before she returned to the village to stay with her mother, who still lives in Bona Ngombe. Later EBW married an Isubu man and lives today in Bona Bile. Her children did not grow up in the village and therefore do not speak Isubu.
Description : Luma Fritz Likanjo was born in Limbe, but grew up in Kumba. Moreover, he lived in Yaounde and Buea. He is the son of Eposi Emma Likanjo. Therefore he returned with his family to Bona Ngombe some years ago. He studied in Buea and works today in Bimbia. He lives partly in Limbe, New Town and partly in the family house in Bona Ngombe. Luma Fritz Likanjo helped to transcribe and translate almost all recordings of the Isubu language.
Description : Luma Fritz Likanjo was born in Limbe and grew up in Kumba. Therefore, his first language is English. His second language is French. He learned Isubu as from the age of four and is today a competent speaker of the language. Moreover, he speaks Douala, Mokpe and Cameroonian Pidgin English.
