Mat Making Mat_Making Cifungwa Folktales

Jangu talked about mat making in the presence of Anita, Yakubu, and other family members in his compound. This project focuses on the documentation of Cifungwa folktales. Jangu explained different stages involved in the making of mat. He also talked about how long it takes to make a mat and the cost of each mat. Samuel and Anita listened and asked questions with the help of Yakubu as the interpreter. A village chief in Ringa village. He is a farmer, wood caver and he weaves mat. He is the father of Sahabi. He is a young farmer who speaks Cifungwa. He has spent most part of his life in Ringa community. Yakubu's hobby is playing football. He lived in Ilesa, Osun state for two months. Yakubu followed Samuel to Minna as a consultant and a research assistant for this project. The relocation to Minna was due to civil disorder and kidnapping in Alawa, a nearby community. Anita, a student at the Department of Linguistics, University of Ibadan, was born in Ibadan to Igbo parents. She has lived most of life in Ibadan. He is a native speaker of Yoruba from Ogun state. He is also the investigator