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Mwalimu Deo Ngonyani (MSU Linguistics) on his research on Kikisi — a Bantu language

Mwalimu Deo Ngonyani (MSU Linguistics) on his research on Kikisi — a Bantu language

November 28, 2009 00:29:52

Guests: Ngonyani, Deo

Host: Alegi, Peter
Limb, Peter

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Episode 036

Endangered African Languages

Mwalimu Deo Ngonyani (MSU Linguistics) on his research on Kikisi a Bantu language spoken by 10,000 people on the shores of Lake Malawi in southwestern Tanzania. Ngonyani elaborates on projects committed to preserving small languages and highlights the significance of government language policies, especially in regards to English and Swahili.

00:00:00 - 00:01:32 Introduction
00:01:32 - 00:05:07 Documenting Endangered Languages
00:05:07 - 00:07:37 Saving Endangered Languages
00:07:37 - 00:10:25 Local Reactions to Linguistic Research
00:10:25 - 00:14:35 Relation of Dominant to Lesser Used Languages
00:14:35 - 00:16:21 Geographies of Swahili's Spread
00:16:22 - 00:20:22 New Media and Endangered Languages
00:20:22 - 00:24:14 Tanzania and Language Policy
00:24:14 - 00:27:17 Importance of Endangered Languages
00:27:17 - 00:29:52 Outro

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Alegi, Peter, Peter Limb, and Deo Ngonyani. "Endangered African Languages". Africa Past and Present, November 28, 2009. https://afripod.aodl.org/fullPodcast/episode=036/.