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Session Information

Session Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/2196/00-0000-0000-0013-4B72-A

Title: Abdulai Bendu interview

Description: I interviewed Abdulai in English and he responded in Sherbro – after the introductory bits, he related the story of his life, all in about five minutes – I noticed a fair amount of English inside, especially connectives like “so” and “because”. The room had some bare walls, so there was some echoing – otherwise the recording was fine. He was a sickly child and was sent away to Freetown for early treatment but returned to the farm to help his father every year. His father is a prosperous farmer and madrasa instructor who has been asked to run for political office but has refused every time. Abdulai did not get enough passes to be admitted to university but has since made up all but the English one. [As of academic year 2018-19 he made up the passes and was enrolled at Fourah Bay College.]

Date created: 2016-01-15

Location

Continent: Africa

Country: Sierra Leone

Region: West Africa

Address: Fourah Bay College, Freetown

Project

ID: MDP0316

Name: 0373-MDP0316

Description: A three-year project 2016-19 documenting the Sherbro / Bolom language and culture of Sierra Leone.

Topics

Topic: Family background

Content

Genre: Personal interview

Languages

Language

Name: Sherbro

Description: content language

Language

Name: English

Description: working language

Actor

Full Name: Abdulai Bendu

Role: Researcher

Actor

Full Name: Tucker Childs

Role: Researcher

Media Files

Filename: slc0001.wav

File handle: http://hdl.handle.net/2196/00-0000-0000-0010-16D1-C

File type: Audio

Access: O

Written Resources

Filename: slc0001.htm

File handle: http://hdl.handle.net/2196/00-0000-0000-0010-16CF-6

File type: Document

Access: O

Filename: slc0001.pdf

File handle: http://hdl.handle.net/2196/00-0000-0000-0010-16D0-E

File type: Document

Access: O

Session Information

Topics

Topic: Recording practice

Topic: Childhood

Topic: Schools

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