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Last chapter of our musical journey with the Akele from Gabon: this week we present songs of the Mwiri rite. The Mwiri stands as a male equivalent of the Njembe, featured last week. These songs are part of a very important step in Akele boys’ life: a rite of passage through which they reach the status of adult.

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Sorosoro News

Farewell to our linguist, Dieynaba, off for new endeavors…

It is Antoine, a well known figure for some of you, who’ll soon take over the processing of our data.

News

Bringing people together to help Pakistan flood victims… FLI (Forum for Languages Initiatives), an NGO based in Pakistan and devoted to the safeguard of indigenous languages in the North of the country is setting up an outstanding humanitarian aid program.

Agenda

September 23-24, 2010: The APELA (“Association for the study of African literatures”) gathers for a two day workshop around the complex relation between African literature and orality.

Language and language family indexes

In English

• Australia

Onwards in our exploration of Australian languages. Find out more on Bunuba and Gooniyandi, in the Bunuban family, and about Maranunggu, Malak-malak, Marri-ngarr, Matngele and Murrinhpatha, in the Daly family.

And as always…

The word of the fortnight is “One”. 1 needs translating in your own language…

… and there are new questions up on the Soroquiz, for you tackle on our homepage.

A beautiful week to all of you,

The Sorosoro crew