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The Baka of Gabon: the Study of an Endangered Language and Culture

Pascale Paulin. 2007. "The Baka of Gabon: the Study of An Endangered Language and Culture." In Proceedings of FEL XI, Working Together for Endangered Languages: Research Challenges and Social Impacts, edited by Maya Khemlani David et al. 163-171. University of Malaya. Online: http://www.ddl.ish-lyon.cnrs.fr/fulltext/Paulin/Paulin_2007_FEL.pdf.

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Comments on speakers
"The Baka are often looked down upon by the [neighboring] Fang.. The Fang have successfully convinced the Baka that they are inferior to them, due to the fact that they are not schooled and therefore uneducated... The majority of the Baka, thus persuaded of their inferiority, are proud to show that they can speak Fang... [they are] spending more and more time in the company of Fang, speaking the language of their neighbors to the detriment of their own."

Location and Context
Countries
Cameroon, Gabon, Congo
Location Description

"The Baka Pygmies live in Cameroon, Gabon and Congo-Brazzaville. In Gabon, they form a small community (of about 500 individuals) in the North... The Baka community in the Minvoul region [Gabon] is largely located in seven villages: Bitouga, Doumassi, Mféfélam, Mimbang, Nkoghakom, Ovang-Alène and Zangaville. To this list I would add Etogo, located between Ovang-Alène and Bitouga, making eight villages in total."

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Other Languages Used By The Community
Fang
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