Biah Heni Life Story

Authors

George Tucker Childs, Portland State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Interview

Publication Date

2-24-2016

Subjects

Sherbro (African people) -- Social life and customs, Sherbro language

Disciplines

African Languages and Societies | Applied Linguistics

Abstract

A fisherman on Plantain Island provides some of his background. Some questions about language use on the island, Temne taking over. Feels it’s justified because they’re more numerous. Describes what he calls deep-sea fishing, rarely do they stay out overnight

Location

Africa, Sierra Leone, West Africa, Plantain Island

Participants

Abdulai Bendu (researcher)

Languages

Sherbro, English

ISO 639

bun, eng

Persistent Identifier

https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/28169

Citation Details

Childs, George Tucker, "Biah Heni Life Story" (2016). The Sherbro Language and Culture of Sierra Leone. 27.
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/28169