RVN Webinar Series - Phonological variation in Mbugwe and implications for orthography development
Channel: Rift Valley Network
Date: 2023-05-09

Note: This talk has not gone through a process of peer review, and 
findings should therefore be treated as preliminary and subject to change.

How to cite: Poole, Lizzie. 2023. Phonological variation in Mbugwe and the implications for orthography development. Talk given at the Rift Valley Network Webinar Series. 03/05/2023.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8376772

Abstract: I will be reporting on the results of a language survey done in April 2022 in five Mbugwe villages, which aimed to investigate pronunciation differences for certain groups of words. Previous research concluded that there are not significant enough differences to identify separate Mbugwe dialects. The survey in April 2022 supports this finding, nevertheless, there are differences in how people speak and this research seeks to describe these differences with a view to proposing a spelling system which will be acceptable to all Mbugwe speakers.