On the Status of Dompo, a Critically Endangered Language in Ghana

Q2 Arts and Humanities

Anthropological Linguistics Pub Date : 2020-04-02 DOI:10.1353/anl.2019.0011

E. Manu-Barfo

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Abstract

Abstract:Dompo, spoken in the northwestern corner of the Bono Region in Ghana, is critically endangered. For several decades, the speakers of Dompo have not actively transmitted it to the next generation, but rather have adopted Nafaanra (believed to be originally from Kakala, Ivory Coast). As a result, there are only about six fluent speakers of Dompo, between the ages of forty-eight and ninety-six. Dompo history and their annual festival are also discussed in this article, which concludes with a discussion of why the language is now in a moribund state.

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摘要:Dompo语是加纳博诺地区西北角的一种濒危语言。几十年来，说Dompo语的人并没有积极地把它传给下一代，而是采用了Nafaanra(据信最初来自象牙海岸的Kakala)。结果，只有大约6个年龄在48岁到96岁之间的人能说流利的东坡语。本文还讨论了东坡语的历史和他们每年的节日，最后讨论了为什么东坡语现在处于垂死状态。

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Anthropological Linguistics Arts and Humanities-Language and Linguistics

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期刊介绍： Anthropological Linguistics, a quarterly journal founded in 1959, provides a forum for the full range of scholarly study of the languages and cultures of the peoples of the world, especially the native peoples of the Americas. Embracing the field of language and culture broadly defined, the editors welcome articles and research reports addressing cultural, historical, and philological aspects of linguistic study, including analyses of texts and discourse; studies of semantic systems and cultural classifications; onomastic studies; ethnohistorical papers that draw significantly on linguistic data; studies of linguistic prehistory and genetic classification.