Animere_Language

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Animere_Language

Session Information

Session Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/2196/2igkm9u5-29qp-h0ab-y2au-zaizvm21f8ip

Title: Animere: the language and its speakers / Animereː ɔkasa ne nnipa a wɔka kasa no

Description: The paper provides information about the Animere language and its speakers. It gives a socio historical background of migrations leading to the dispersal of the speakers from Kunda to other places; Kecheibi, Ampeyoo, Katiajeli. The Animere language is spoken today only in communities in Kunda (2 speakers) and Kecheibi. (8 speakers) The paper provides an outline of some phonological and morphosyntactic properties pointing to some variations between Kecheibi and Kunda localities / Krataa yi kasa fa Animere kasa ne nnipa wɔn ka kasa no. Ɛkyerɛ abkɔsɛm a ɛfa wɔn asetena mu ne dea ɛnam so maa wɔ nnipa a wɔka kasa tuu firi Kunda kurom hɔ kɔɔ mmeammeaɛ bi tesɛ; Kecheibi, Ampeyo, Katiajeli. Enɛ yi, Animere kasa no Kundafoɔ (nnipa mmienu) ne Kecheibifoɔ nnipa nwɔtwe ) pɛ na ɛka. Krataa yi kyerɛ nnyegyeɛ ne nsɛmfuayɛnhyehyɛe a ɛda nsonsone a ɛda Kecheibi ne Kunda Animere kasa no mu.

Date created: 2026-02-17

Location

Continent: Africa

Country: Ghana

Region: Oti

Address: Kunda

Project

ID: MDP1031

Name: 0331-MDP1031

Description: This project aims to comprehensively document Animere as used in two villagesin Oti, Ghana: Kecheibi (NkwantaSouth) and Kunda (KrachiEast). Animere is not being learnt bychildren. Speaker numbers have decreased to only 17 (12 Kecheibi; 5 Kunda), all above 50 years. Ineach site there are mainly five named languages in daily use: Animere, Adele Twi, Ewe, English. Wepropose to document Animere in the two multilingual ecologies recording, representing, andanalysing lexicon, grammar and speech patterns based on the performance of cultural activities: oralgenres, conversations, and narratives.