Language Families of the World. Episode 6, Niger-Congo: The Biggest Family in Africa I
(2020, original release: 2019)
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PUBLISHED
The Great Courses, 2019
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2020
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2020
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource (streaming video file) (29 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
ISBN/ISSN
7120012
LANGUAGE
English
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Title from title frames
The Niger-Congo family consists of anywhere from 1,000 to 1,500 different languages. While they are part of the same family, they do not adhere to an identified pattern like Indo-European. What links this immense family together? What is the essence of the Niger-Congo? What can these languages tell us about migration patterns? Explore these questions and more
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Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2019
Mode of access: World Wide Web
In English