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Episode 35 of ALILI is a new part of the world and a new language family: West Africa, and Niger-Congo! Our way into this corner of the linguistic world is Dza (also known as Jenjo or just Jen), an endangered language spoken in Nigeria. My guest is Peace Benson, who is actively working to spread awareness of her native language through academic research and infectious enthusiasm. We discuss all sorts of Dza-related topics, from its distinctive vowels to the sociolinguistic situation of Nigeria. Stay tuned to the end for some Swahili content from me.
Support the language-loving mission by joining the ALILI Patreon here: patreon.com/ALanguageILoveIs
Clip of Dza (Jenjo) supplied by Peace.
Host: Dr. Danny Bate
Guest: Peace Benson
Audio Mixing and Mastering: Jeremiah McPadden
Music: Acoustic Guitar by William King
Artwork: William Marler
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
By Danny Bate5
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Episode 35 of ALILI is a new part of the world and a new language family: West Africa, and Niger-Congo! Our way into this corner of the linguistic world is Dza (also known as Jenjo or just Jen), an endangered language spoken in Nigeria. My guest is Peace Benson, who is actively working to spread awareness of her native language through academic research and infectious enthusiasm. We discuss all sorts of Dza-related topics, from its distinctive vowels to the sociolinguistic situation of Nigeria. Stay tuned to the end for some Swahili content from me.
Support the language-loving mission by joining the ALILI Patreon here: patreon.com/ALanguageILoveIs
Clip of Dza (Jenjo) supplied by Peace.
Host: Dr. Danny Bate
Guest: Peace Benson
Audio Mixing and Mastering: Jeremiah McPadden
Music: Acoustic Guitar by William King
Artwork: William Marler
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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