A Descriptive Study of Minority Languages for Educational Materials Development and Language Maintenance in Southern Africa

Yoneda收集数据来描述Herero的音调系统。虽然以前的研究认为Herero中名词的语气形式是由语法关系决定的，但是通过她的分析发现，决定语气形式的不是语法关系，而是名词在句子中的位置和句子的时态/体/语气。她还访问了分布在纳米比亚东部和博茨瓦纳的几个赫雷罗社区，收集有关地区差异的数据。根据史料记载，赫雷罗语使用者迁移的时间和条件各不相同。在这个项目中，我们对地域差异的研究才刚刚开始，语言差异与社区历史/环境背景之间的关系还需要进一步的研究。Yoneda和Abe （kyyoryoku -sha）收集了有关非洲语言状况、教育中的语言政策及其实施的数据和资料。我们特别关注非洲语言升级项目的结果和效果，因为2007年是该项目的最后一年，该项目于2000年在德国交通运输公司的支持下启动。阿部调查了赫雷罗语正字法的传播情况和存在的问题。Kamiya （kyyoryoku -sha）研究了巴卡语派生词缀、词汇和发音的区域差异。此外，他还收集了补充资料，以完成巴卡字典。

Yoneda collected data to describe the tonal system in Herero. Although it is said in previous studies that tonal form of nouns in Herero is determined by grammatical relations, it has been revealed through her analysis that it is not grammatical relations, but the location of the noun in the sentence and tense/aspect/mood of the sentence, that determine the tonal form.She also visited several Herero communities dotted around eastern Namibia and Botswana to collect data on regional differences. According to historical materials, the time and conditions of migration of Herero speakers are varied. In this project, we have only begun research on regional differences, and further investigation into the relationship between language difference and the historical/ environmental background of communities is definitely needed.Yoneda and Abe (kyoryoku-sha) collected data and materials about the situation of African languages, language policy in education and its implementation. We paid special attention to the result and effect of the Upgrading African Languages Project (a development project started in 2000 with support by GTZ), because 2007 was the last year of this project. Abe investigated the situation of diffusion and problems of current Herero orthography.Kamiya (kyoryoku-sha) investigated regional differences of verbal derivational suffixes, vocabulary and sound in Bhaca. Also he collected complementary data for completing the Bhaca dictionary.