Credits & acknowledgements

 

The Kabwa Rapid Word Collection workshop took place on June 8-19, 2015 in Mmazami (Makutano), Mara, Tanzania. Three days of training occurred prior to the workshop. The roles of workshop participants are explained at the bottom of the page. The following people participated in the workshop:

 

John B. Walker, Consultant

Oliver Stegen, Consultant-in-training

Stiphin Mugasa Oyoga, Coordinator

Richard Kigi Nyamaru, Logistics Manager

 

Team Leaders:

Willium Joseph Jongore

Joseph Mkurya Masegenya

Yakobo Wambura Mrusha

Raphael Matiku Makangara

Raphael Ebasu Masige

Evance Kwambira Mkobo

 

Scribes:

Moshi Charles James

Ester Evance Mkobo

Yohana Charles Maiga

Petro Marasi Kode

John Nyemaga Nyabitwano

Joseph Mabengo Watirya

 

Language Experts:

Paul Magesa Mkaka

Jacson Manyama Orendi

Daudi Michael Marwa

Joseph Nyabori Onyango

Lucia Ng’anga Gare

Mabau Openda Nyankerenge

Benadeta Kasorogo Somba

Magesa Jeremia Ogada

Laurent Oyoga Mugasa

Magesa Mbago Kasobe

Elizabeti Wankyo Marira

Sarah Mnyerwe Magesa

 

Typists:

Sasi Mabere Masanje

Anthon Juma Nyamuhanga

Ronit Odom

Michiel Louter

Rebekah Overton

John Raphael Masige

 

Glossers:

Nkomanji King'anye Mtanke

Charles Segeru Tahinye

Boniface Muyanga Miriro

Juma Gazeti Kinene

Maria Nyangi Manumbu

Charles Masatu Sasi

 

Coordinator – organizes and oversees the workshop

Logistics Manager – ensures the smooth running of the workshop

Team Leader – leads the group and is bilingual in the vernacular and the language of the RWC Questionnaire

Scribe – writes each vernacular word elicited by the group

Language Expert – helps to elicit vernacular words in each semantic domain

Typist – enters each vernacular word with its gloss into the computer database

Glosser – glosses each vernacular word into a language of wider communication