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Nigerian Language Oral History Documentation Project
Recording high-definition audiovisual documentations of oral histories, traditional folklore, and mother-tongue pronunciations of languages spoken across Nigeria to preserve intangible cultural heritage.
Project Objectives
- Record audiovisual documentations of underrepresented and endangered Nigerian languages.
- Archive high-fidelity audio transcripts and video recordings under Creative Commons open licenses.
- Distribute multimedia documentation across world-renowned public repositories including Wikimedia Commons, Wikitongues, the US Library of Congress, and the Internet Archive.
- Develop phonemic pronunciation lexicons for Nigerian languages on Wiktionary and Wikidata.
Key Activities & Execution
Organized extensive fieldwork expeditions across multiple states in Nigeria, capturing mother-tongue pronunciations, traditional storytelling, and historical narratives from community custodians.
Outcomes & Deliverables
Hundreds of open-licensed audio-visual documentation files uploaded to Wikimedia Commons and permanently archived across international linguistic repositories.
Impact Statement
Preserving Nigeria's intangible linguistic memory in perpetuity and establishing open educational resources for future generations of linguists, researchers, and native speakers.
Project Overview
Status
ongoing
Geographic Scope
Nationwide (Multi-State Fieldwork)
Timeline
Mar 2019 - Ongoing
Movement Documentation
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