Facejerry/woodworking-tech-akoko-yoruba

Indigenous woodworking & material science of Akoko-Yoruba (2021–2026). Research on "Botanical Intelligence," auditory engineering in mortar/pestle production, and the preservation of West African material heritage. By Efosa Jeremiah Afekpor. # Hello, I'm Efosa Jeremiah Afekpor 👋 ### Principal Researcher | Linguist | Cultural Documentarian I am a multilingual researcher specializing in the intersection of **Applied Linguistics**, **Translation**, and **Indigenous Engineering**. My work focuses on preserving the "Botanical Intelligence" of West African crafts. --- ## 🔭 Current Focus - **Project:** *Woodworking Technology of the Akoko-Yoruba* — Documenting auditory engineering and material science in traditional mortar and pestle production. - **Organization:** Principal Researcher at **Ahujesu Enterprise** (formerly Learning Manager at UBA Group). - **Institutional Goal:** Transitioning from linguistic mapping to "Salvage Documentation" of endangered technical vocabularies. ## 🎓 Background - **M.A. Translation** (French/English) | University of Benin; **B.A.Language & Linguistics (French) | Delta State University. - **Linguistic Expertise:** Morphosyntactic modeling, Ethno-linguistics, and Intercultural mediation. - **Former UBA Group Technical Assistant:** Managed multilingual learning across 10+ African subsidiaries. ## 🛠 Skills & Tools - **Languages:** English (Native), French (C1), Yoruba & Igbo (Fieldwork). - **Research:** Ethnographic documentation, Audio/Video Transcription, CAT tools. - **Creative:** Award-winning poet and columnist focused on African pedagogy. ## 📬 Connect with me - **ORCID:** (orcid.org) - **Email:** facejerry15@gmail.com - **Location:** Lagos, Nigeria 🇳🇬 *"When the name of a tree is lost, the knowledge of how that tree behaves is often lost with it."*