“This Child Is This Small Only on His Age”

This paper examines the emic concepts pertaining to age in Ngəmba, a language spoken in the Western Region of Cameroon. It explores both the terminological concepts available in the language for talking about age and their usage in everyday speech. Drawing upon video recordings of spontaneous inter...

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Main Author: Solange Mekamgoum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nordic Africa Research Network 2024-12-01
Series:Nordic Journal of African Studies
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Online Access:http://njas.fi/njas/article/view/1142
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