Majunga Tok : poems in Pidgin English / / Peter Wuteh Vakunta

• Autore: Vakunta Peter W
• Pubblicazione: Cameroon, : Langaa Research Pub. CIG, 2008
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (77 p.)
• Soggetto topico: Pidgin languages
• Soggetto geografico: Cameroon Poetry
• Note generali: Includes glossary (p. 63-69); Poems.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Preface; Contents; Grand Katika; Wata Pass Garri; Mimba We; Mosquito; America Wanda; Bad Massa; Melecin For Sick; Mami Wata; Sick; Bury Grong For Pikin; Bend Skin; Diarrhoea; Wou Sabi?; Man Pass Man; Mimbo-Eye; Radio-One-Battery; Juju Kalaba; Mami Africa; Laugh!; Man-Mountain; Bastard Tok; Wowoh Dream; Obasinjom Warrior; Me; King No Be Swine; Haya-Haya; Sex Machine; Chop-Broke-Pot; 35Shweet Mammy; Marred; 37Die Na Massa; Teacher; Lion Man; Moni; Akwara; Njangi; 43Taim Na Moni; Calé-Calé; Marred Online; Nassara; Bayam-Sellam; Papa & Mami; Chop Die ; Elephant BeefGod Dei; 53Moni For Njangi; One & Di Same; Over Sabi; Sense Pass King; Arata; Witch Bird; Waka-Waka,Tok-Tok; Tory Shweet; Glossary; Back Cover
• Sommario/riassunto: Pidgin English is the chief medium of communication for the great majority of Cameroonians. It sustains a world view, culture and way of life. Pidgin embodies concepts that would at best be partially expressed in formal English. A critical understanding of Pidgin English requires not only a thorough grasp of the socio-cultural matrix from which the words and expressions originate but also an immersion in an Afro-centric worldview. Majunga Tok: Poems in Pidgin English is the poet's attempt at capturing these speech patterns of ordinary Cameroonians in written form. Pidgin English, also called b
• Titolo autorizzato: Majunga Tok
• ISBN: 1-283-19791-X; 9956-715-47-6; 9786613197917; 9956-715-59-X; 9956-615-80-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910825014603321
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