2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
A descriptive study of Wolaytta (Ethiopia) and its neighboring languages
| Project/Area Number |
19720093
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Linguistics
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| Research Institution | Tokyo University of Foreign Studies |
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Principal Investigator |
WAKASA Motomichi Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, アジア・アフリカ言語文化研究所, 研究員 (30436670)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2007 – 2010
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| Keywords | エチオピア / ウォライタ語 / カンバタ語 / アフロアジア諸語 |
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| Research Abstract |
I elucidated the character of the quotation structure in Wolaytta, spoken in the south-western part of Ethiopia. To collect many words, I collected and analyzed Wolaytta riddles, which are oral literature. Many unusual words and expressions are observed in them. I edited and checked an oral text about Wolaytta history. In addition, I conducted basic lexical and grammatical investigations on the Kambata language, which is a neighboring language of Wolaytta. I also collected and analyzed short texts of the language. In other words, I collected basic materials of the language.
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