Urhobo- Last Updated on Wednesday, 19 March 2014 09:42
About This Case File: This file has gone through follow-up and the Anaphora Sketch (Aziza and Safir, 2005) has been written for it. The AQR was revised in November, 2008. At present, all tones are missing for it, though in most instances, all four example fields are filled. The anaphora sketch needs some revision, but this will not happen soon. The contents of the AQR have been entered into the Anaphora Database.
(Last updated February, 2012)
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Dr. Rose Aziza is a Professor of Linguistics at the Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria. Her area of specialization is Phonology. She has worked extensively on various aspects of Nigerian languages, especially her native language, Urhobo, a relatively little known language of southern Nigeria with over two million native speakers. Rose has described the phonology, morphology and syntax of Urhobo. Since 1990, she has pioneered the study of Urhobo as an academic discipline in the two tertiary institutions in the Urhobo area of Delta State, namely, College of Education, Warri, which produces middle level manpower for the primary and secondary school levels, and Delta State University where it is an undergraduate degree option. She is a member of a number of national and international professional/ learned societies and has published widely both locally and internationally.
