Hawa Ngajo Sanja on Tenjamaa

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

Disciplines

African Languages and Societies | Applied Linguistics

Abstract

In this interview, Hawa Sanja is prompted to expound on the Tenjamaa, a ritual that takes place three days after the death of a woman; it is no longer practiced in Sogbaleh.

Location

Africa, Sierra Leone, Sogbaleh

Participants

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_16

Persistent Identifier

https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/30171

Citation Details

Childs, George Tucker, "Hawa Ngajo Sanja on Tenjamaa" (2009). The Kim and Bom Languages of Sierra Leone. 286.
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/30171