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A Grammar of Tigemaxo of Dia (Bozo family, Mali)

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Reference grammar of Tigemaxo, a Bozo language of central Mali. The dialect is that of Dia village. The grammar is presented in color and black-and-white versions. A complementary document, "Tigemaxo (Bozo) texts recorded 2022" is included in this filing, as are lexical spreadsheets in xlsx and csv formats. The lexical materials are separated into nouns, adjectives, numerals, verbs, and other (e.g. adverbs and postpositions). The materials are backed up at Deep Blue Documents (pdfs) and Deep Blue Data (spreadsheets, plus audio files and videos), University of Michigan online repository. An informal "Tigemaxo tones audio tour" also at Deep Blue data (audio files with the linguist discussing tone patterns, with a native speaker present) would be useful for readers new to the language. Funding: National Science Foundation (US)

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15160215

Author: Heath, Jeffrey

Institution: University of Michigan

Language: English

Topic: Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation

Subfield: Language and Linguistics

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Science Foundation

Award: G6906180859