Siwu

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Siwu is a Niger-Congo language spoken in the mountainous central Volta Region of Ghana. It has traditionally been grouped with some thirteen other typologically similar languages under the heading Ghana-Togo Mountain languages. Siwu is spoken by the Mawu people in Kawu. They number about 10,000—15,000 in a total of eight villages scattered about in the mountains north of Hohoe. Surrounding peoples use the term Akpafu for the language, the people, and their land.

Basquekpafu [2010023]

Good press for ideophones! [20100125]

‘Do ideophones really stand out that much?’ (with sound clips) [20091217]

Slides for ‘Ideophones in unexpected places’ [20091125]

Slides for ‘The interaction of syntax and expressivity in Siwu ideophones’ [20090910]

What do we really know about ideophones? [2009091]

Bingo! Refinding the oldest specimen of Siwu [20090810]

‘If you do not speak Siwu to me in my home, I will not pay your school fees!’ [2009083]

Slides for ‘How To Do Things With Ideophones’ [20090622]

A cultural revival? [2009043]

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Akpafu-Todzi, June 2007 Damit war auch die Frage nach einem passenden Ort für die Haupt-Station gelöst. Das schön, frei und gesund und doch nicht allzu hoch gelegene Akpafu, die zweitgrößte Stadt in Boem, war der geeignete Ort.

Andreas Pfisterer, 1904, on the place where I do fieldwork.