Images from 2008-02-22 Documentation of Kim and Bom Languages of Sierre Leone

This Project will document two dying languages spoken in the coastal tidelands of south-eastern Sierra Leone. Only a few score speakers use Kim while even fewer know Bom; all are bilingual in Mende. The languages survive due to the remaining speakers' isolation in tiny fishing villages along a remote tidal estuary. Documentation of the language and culture will be achieved by means of multiple media, performed collaboratively with Kim and Bom people themselves. In addition, Western graduate students, as well as students and lecturers from the national university will be trained and will actively participate in the project. All materials will be digitised and archived locally and internationally. These products will form virtually the only documentation of the people and their language and could also provide the basis for any revitalisation efforts. son of Mahin mother of JJ Sondai mother of Solomon Khain Small Belly, student in Kenema Death year: 2010 Title: IMG_0428 Subject: Baji Gbombi Title: IMG_0430 Subject: Kona Lango Sondai Coverage: Kwako Title: IMG_0431 Title: IMG_0432 Title: IMG_0433 Title: IMG_0434 Subject: Mariama Khain Title: IMG_0435 Subject: Alie Turay Coverage: Nyandehun Title: IMG_0436 Title: IMG_0438 Title: IMG_0440 Subject: Arthur Moiwo Title: IMG_0441 Subject: Baigeh Fandewo Title: IMG_0444 Subject: Tommy Bassei Title: IMG_0447 Subject: Hannah Sarvasy Title: IMG_0448