The U of MT -- Mansfield Library LangFing Benue-Congo, pt. 1

Maureen and Mike
Mansfield Library

Welcome! You have reached the first of 3 pages on Benue-Congo languages, which is just one part of the "Language Finger" homepage, which is an index by language to the holdings of the Mansfield Library of The University of Montana.

Languages on this page so far are BaAka , Bamun, Bantu Languages, Benga, Ganda, Gisu, and Ibibio.

BaAka						updated 12-24-2003

	BaAka (Niger-Kordofanian), also spelled Baka, and formerly called Pygmy,
belongs to the Strict Bantu sub-branch of the Bantoid sub-branch of the Benue-Congo
sub-branch of the Niger-Congo branch of the Niger-Kordofanian family of languages.
"BaAka" is the people's own name for themselves.

780.96		The Garland handbook of African music. -- [S.l.] :
G2332			Garland, 2000
		RID: 99-40652		ITEM #: afi00021

390.089963	Kisliuk, Michelle Robin
K617s			Seize the dance! -- [S.l.] : Oxford
		University Press, 1998
		RID: 97-45896		ITEM #: baa00002

KT		Sarno, Louis, l954-
177			Bayaka. -- Roslyn, N.Y. : Ellipsis Arts, 1995
		RID: pms00-427471		ITEM #: baa00001

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Bamun						updated 3-28-2003

	Bamun (Niger-Kordofanian) belongs to the Eastern Grassfields sub-branch
of the Bantoid sub-branch of the Benue-Congo sub-branch of the Niger-Congo branch
of the Niger-Kordofanian family of languages.  It is spoken in Cameroon.

709.67		Blier, Suzanne Preston
B6483r			The royal arts of Africa. -- [S.l.] : H.N. Abrams,
		1998
		RID: 97-25456			ITEM #: yor00004

302.222		Bruce-Mitford, Miranda
B887i			The illustrated book of signs & symbols. -- [S.l.] :
		DK Pub., 1996
		RID: 96-216700			ITEM #: heb00095

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Bantu Languages					updated 4-8-2002

	The Bantu languages (Niger-Kordofanian), more properly called Strict Bantu,
comprise the Strict Bantu sub-branch of the Bantoid sub-branch of the Benue-Congo
sub-branch of the Niger-Congo branch of the Niger-Kordofanian family of languages.
There are many, many Bantu languages.

981.4200496	Afro-Brazilian culture and politics. - [S.l.] : M.E. Sharpe,
A2587			1998
		RID: 97-31986			ITEM #: yor00003

916.76104	Briggs, Philip
B8548u			Uganda. - [S.l.] : Bradt Publications, 1998
		RID: 98-35318			ITEM #: swa00008

967.57104	Prunier, Gerard
P972r			The Rwanda crisis : history of a genocide. -- New York : Columbia
		University Press, 1995.
		RID: 95-18203			ITEM #: kin00001

960		Shillington, Kevin
S556h			History of Africa. - [S.l.] : St. Martin's Press, 1995
1995		RID: ---			ITEM #: nil00002

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Benga						updated 4-2-2004

	Benga (Niger-Kordofanian) belongs to the Northwest Bantu sub-branch of
the Strict Bantu sub-branch of the Bantoid sub-branch of the Benue-Congo sub-branch
of the Niger-Congo branch of the Niger-Kordofanian family of languages.  It is spoken
by the Beng people in Ivory Coast.

306.0899634	Gottlieb, Alma
G686u			Under the kapok tree. -- Bloomington : Indiana
		University Press, 1992
		RID: 91-25926		ITEM #: beg00001

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Ganda						updated 4-1-2003

	Ganda (Niger-Kordofanian) belongs to the Strict Bantu sub-branch of the
Bantoid sub-branch of the Benue-Congo sub-branch of the Niger-Congo branch of
the Niger-Kordofanian family of languages.  Ganda is spoken in the country of Uganda.

709.67		Blier, Suzanne Preston
B6483r			The royal arts of Africa. -- [S.l.] :
		H.N. Abrams, 1998
		RID: 97-25456		ITEM #: yor00004

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Gisu						updated 4-1-2003

	Gisu (Niger-Kordofanian) belongs to the Strict Bantu sub-branch of the
Bantoid sub-branch of the Benue-Congo sub-branch of the Niger-Congo branch of
the Niger-Kordofanian family of languages.  Gisu is spoken in Uganda.

496.39		Brown, Gillian
B877p			Phonological rules and dialect ...
		RID: 70-184904			ITEM #: gis00001

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Ibibio						updated 4-1-2003

	Ibibio (Niger-Kordofanian) belongs to the Bantoid sub-branch of the Benue-
Congo sub-branch of the Niger-Congo branch of the Niger-Kordofanian family of
languages.  Ibibio is spoken in Nigeria.

572.9669	Talbot, Percy Amaury, 1877-
T141L			Life in Southern Nigeria. -- London :
		RID: 24-8169			ITEM #: ibi00001

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