The New Mungaka Alphabet for Beginners - Fokwang, Jude
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This primer of 29 alphabets and sound combinations that make up the modern Mungaka language is a much-welcome addition to the instructional needs of indigenous languages in Africa. First time learners as well as seasoned speakers of Mungaka will find this book very easy to navigate given its simple layout, large print and colorful illustrations. This book is the first in a series of educational materials that aim to revitalize and accelerate the pace of Mungaka's status as a language of literacy in the Cameroon Grassfields and beyond.

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Produktbeschreibung
This primer of 29 alphabets and sound combinations that make up the modern Mungaka language is a much-welcome addition to the instructional needs of indigenous languages in Africa. First time learners as well as seasoned speakers of Mungaka will find this book very easy to navigate given its simple layout, large print and colorful illustrations. This book is the first in a series of educational materials that aim to revitalize and accelerate the pace of Mungaka's status as a language of literacy in the Cameroon Grassfields and beyond.
Autorenporträt
Dr. Jude Fokwang is Associate Professor of Anthropology and Development Practice at Regis University, Denver. He has held previous teaching positions at the University of Cape Town and Rhodes University in South Africa, Trent University and the University of Toronto in Canada. His research and publications span several areas of sociocultural issues on Africa including gender in development, material culture, religion, chieftaincy politics, socioeconomic development and youth politics. He is the author of dozens of academic articles, several books including The New Mungaka Alphabet for Beginners (2017) and director of the award-winning ethnographic documentary film, Something New in Old Town (2016). He serves on the advisory board of three academic journals: AFRICA - Journal of the International African Institute, Anthropology Southern Africa, and the Nordic Journal of African Studies.