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INST ITUTE OF L INGU ISTICS  (SHANAAND  TOGO)

AFF 11IATED TO THE  INSTITUTE OF AFRI CAN  STUDjES

UNIVERSITY  OF GHANA

REPORT FOR  1969

During  1969 the West Africa  Branch of  the Summer  Institute
of  Linguistics was  divided  into two Branches  because of the grow-
th of  the work  to five different  countries  In West Africa.  Ghana
and Togo have now become a separate  Branch of  the Summer  Institute
of Linguistics.  The major  effects of  this*  as far  as this  report
is concerned,  are as follows:

1.  The establishment  of Headquarters  for Ghana and

Togo at Tamale,

2. 

Previously  the West African  Headquarters was

at Zaria,  in the north of Nigeria.  Zarla  remains
the Headquarters  of  the Nigeria-Cameroun  Branch
of  S. I.L.

The establishment  at Tamale of a
nical  Studies Department  for  the
the  linguistic work  In Ghana.

separate Tech-
furtherance of

Dr.  John C. Callow has been  appointed  head

of Technical  Studies  for  the  Institute of Lingui-
stics  in Ghana and Togo,

During  this reformative  stage there has  inevita-
bly  been some diminution  in the amount of  lingui-
stic  production.  The following work has, however,
carried out:

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a. 

Field  Research,

_B_imoiba:  Miss Gill  Jacobs  has continued  with  the analysis  of
Bimoba, and  a detailed  description  of  the Bitnoba syntax  has
been  presented  to the  Institute of African  Studies  and  is In
process of  publication.

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In March  Mr. &• Mrs. E. Hall  discontinued  their
research  work  In Dagaar I.  Since  that  time, Mr. Hall  has
acted  as  Institute  Treasurer,  He has, however, also  been
able  to give  a series  of  lectures  on Oagaari  Phonology  and
Syntax  for  the Department  of  Linguistics  In the  academic
year  1969-70.

Kjasem:  Dr. & Mrs.  J. Callow  have been  prevented  from  return-
Ing to the Kasena  area  because of Dr. Callow's  appointment  as
Head  of  the Technical  Studies  Department.  Some research  Into
Kasena  has, however, continued  from Tamale.

Konkomba:  Miss Mary  Steele  has  been  joined  by Miss  Mary
Abbott  at  Saboba.  Work  on  the grammar  of Konkomba  continues
with  special  emphasis  on  the analysis  of  tone  in the mor-
phological  section.

Kus_ah  Mr. & Mrs. D.  Spratt  have spent  most of  thefr  time  in
the Kusal  area.  Mr. Spratt  has now been  appointed  Associate
Director  of  the Ghana  and Togo  Branch.

jisaaja:  Miss Margrlt  Haudenschild  and Miss Gertrud  Sopp have
continued  the work  In Sisaala,  Miss  Sopp  left  the field  in
June  to serve on  the staff of  the Summer  Institute of  Linguistics
course  in Germany.  It seems  unlikely  that  she will  be  returning
to Ghana.  Good  progress  has  been made  in analysis  during  the
year,

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J^am£uj_ma:  The  team  has  been  on  leave for most  of  this  period.
A  phonology  of Tampulma  prepared  by  the  team has  been  published
by  the  Institute of African  Studies.

j/agj_a:  Miss M.  Crouch  and Miss  B, Popham have worked  on  Vagla
throughout  the year.  Miss  Crouch  has been  appointed  as a
grammar  consultant  for  the. work  of  the  Institute  in Ghana.

b. 

Other Work  Carried  Out  by  the  Institute

_Sur_ve_y_s:  During  the  latter  part of  the year  two surveys were
carried  out  In the north  of Ghana.  One was  among  the Frafra,
Nankenne, Nabft  and Taini, all  in the area  around  Bolgatanga.
The other was  in north-west  Ghana,  in the area between Wenchi
and Wa, and  the  following were  the  languages  surveyed:  Nome,
Batigi,  Dumpo, Choroba, Chakali, Hanga, Nafaara, Safaliba,
Nkuraeng, Mo, Ligbi.

Wo_rk___on tjngu Istjc Atlas:  One of  the purposes of  the surveys
mentioned  above was  to complete  the  information needed  for
the annotated  linguistic  atlas of Ghana, to be published  by
the  Journal  of African  Languages, of which  Or, J. Callow was
asked  to be the northern  editor.  The northern  section  of  the
map has now been completed  and  despatched.