Hawa Idrissa asks Hawa Ngajo Sanja about Witch Death Process (Part 1)

Authors

George Tucker Childs, Portland State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Interview

Publication Date

3-23-2009

Subjects

Endangered languages -- Sierra Leone, Sierra Leone -- Social life and customs, Bom language -- Sierra Leone, Witchcraft -- Sierra Leone

Disciplines

African Languages and Societies | Applied Linguistics

Abstract

In this interview, Hawa Idrissa asks Hawa Ngajo Sanja about what happens to a person who is suspected of dying because of witchcraft, and how the taint of witchcraft may be removed.

Location

Africa, Sierra leone, Sogbaleh

Participants

Hawa Idrissa (subject), Hawa Ngajo Sanja (subject), Hannah Sarvasy (creator, transcriber), Tucker Childs (contributor), Tɔmi Ngombu (transcription consultant)

Languages

Bom, English

ISO 639

bmf, eng

Bundle ID

090323_07

Persistent Identifier

https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/30155

Citation Details

Childs, George Tucker, "Hawa Idrissa asks Hawa Ngajo Sanja about Witch Death Process (Part 1)" (2009). The Kim and Bom Languages of Sierra Leone. 278.
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/30155