Tulibi M’Ebembe: Features of Ebembe Proverbs

T. Thornes; L. Holmgren; M. Kamulete; A. Muzaliwa

Tulibi M’Ebembe: Features of Ebembe Proverbs

T. Thornes, L. Holmgren, M. Kamulete, A. Muzaliwa

English Department

Boise State University

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Abstract

We report on work with members of the refugee Babembe community in Boise, Idaho, that has resulted in the documenting of more than 300 proverbs in Ebembe (bmb; Bantu, D54). Using both audio and video recordings, we have incorporated spontaneous discussions between Ebembe speakers as meta-narration surrounding the proper translation and context for each proverb as part of the documentation. This work has amplified our understanding of tone in the language as well as contextualized the function of proverbs as directive speech acts.

Original language	American English
State	Published - 24 Mar 2016
Event	47th Annual Conference on African Linguistics, [Berkeley, CA] - Duration: 24 Mar 2016 → …

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Conference	47th Annual Conference on African Linguistics, [Berkeley, CA]
Period	24/03/16 → …

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African Languages and Societies

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Tulibi M’Ebembe: Features of Ebembe Proverbs

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