Safaliba language communities

Overview

Schaefer’s 2009 dissertation treats Safaliba as a Gur language of western Ghana. Its approximately 20000-word corpus comprises 39 narratives. The analysis links a pronoun set to storyline versus background information, rather than simply equating it with grammatical focus.

Bodua-Mango’s 2015 thesis examines one three-year-old speaker using elicitation and recordings collected over two months. It discusses vowel length, nasalization and consonant substitution. This small study supplies a developmental case, not a profile of every Safaliba child.

History & identity

Research dates do not establish community origins.

Sources & representation

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Selected bibliography

Documented works and useful reading. This is not a list of every appearance.

1. 01

   Narrative Storyline Marking In Safaliba (2009)

   Paul Alan Schaefer

2. 02

   The Phonology of a Three Year Old Safaliba-Speaking Child

   R. K. Bodua-Mango

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References

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1. University dissertation synopsisNarrative Storyline Marking In Safaliba (2009)Research access: 2026-10-12
2. University thesis synopsisThe Phonology of a Three Year Old Safaliba-Speaking ChildResearch access: 2026-10-12

Image credits

Imagined Safaliba research desk with blank storyline cards and sound-comparison props

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