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AfricanLanguages
Sociolingo’s African Linguistics
Sociolingo's Africa: News, images, comment on Africa
AfricAvenir

While we work on aspects of localisation, other people are writing about - and in - African languages. Topics such as education, literature, development, etc. all relate in one way or another to the same purposes that localisation has. Here are some feeds from sources that reveal some of that.

AfricanLanguages

AfricanLanguages is a list founded by a Kenyan author to discuss writing in African languages. It often has news items about African languages in other contexts.

RSS feed from/de : AfricanLanguages at Yahoo! Groups

Muslim Responses to British Colonialism in N. Nigeria as Expressed i

FYI ------Original Message------ From: African Studies Sender: PAS-LOCAL To: PAS-LOCAL@... ReplyTo: African Studies Subject: Today!

African translation market study

FYI, the organizations Common Sense Advisory and Translators without Borders are conducting a new study on the African translation market. According to their

Songhay writing contest (date passed)

"Soŋay hantum konkossaa." Just caught this item - but too late. The deadline was 15 December. For more information, including the award date and

Fw: [Na For Poems] "We No Dey Broke" By Chidi Anthony Opara

(Fela music "Argument" dey play for background) Di money wey una dey get Month by month Una no dey use am well, Una dey use small pay salary When workers go

Nigerian Pidgin English Poetry Blog Updated

The Nigerian pidgin English poetry blog titled: "Na For Poems" have been updated with a poem titled: "EFCC Gragra"

"Dis Subsidy Sef”" By Chidi Anthony Opara

(Poem written in Nigerian Pidgin English) We dey hearam for morning, For afternoon sef we dey hearam, We dey hearam for night. Dem dey halaram, We no dey rest.

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http://www.boogie.olkusz.pl/bestsite.php?jid=65&jsom=98&afi=225&vido=46

Nadine Gordimer Award for Short Writing - no winner, 2011

For the second year in a row, the prestigious Nadine Gordimer Award for Short Writing in an African Language had no winner. (See below article from the South

Using citizen media to promote under-represented languages

FYI, from the "African Languages" Facebook group. (The 1-week "tactical dialogue" is already underway.) ... From: Martin Benjamin To: African Languages

Fw: Tech-preneurs link rural folk to debate using local languages (K

Fwd from H-Swahili Tech-preneurs link rural folk to debate using local languages

Sociolingo’s African Linguistics

"Sociolingo" is a linguist in Africa who has two blogs. This is one that focuses on African linguistics (the next is below).

Sociolingo's Africa: News, images, comment on Africa

This is "Sociolingo's" other blog. It is general content but has a frequent items on African languages.

RSS feed from/de : Sociolingo's Africa

AfricAvenir

AfricAvenir is a website of a Cameroonian NGO. One of its concerns is promoting use of African languages. Some items are in French or German.