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Benin
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• Availability of SIL publications for Benin
• The languages of Benin

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Acoustic analysis

• Anderson, Coleen G. 2006-2007. "F1 and center of gravity interplay in the maintenance of phonological height within a statistical model of a communal grammar: the case of Foodo [ATR] acoustics."

Acoustic phonetics

• Anderson, Coleen G. 2006-2007. "F1 and center of gravity interplay in the maintenance of phonological height within a statistical model of a communal grammar: the case of Foodo [ATR] acoustics."

Agriculture and food production

• Ka̰ǹká̰ńtà pɔ̀kàta 1: pɔ̀kàta cecetá. 1996. (Nateni)

AIDS and HIV

• Paa yiywogə, Sida bou!. 2006. (Biali)
• Shidadɔ: lehanci yí wo a ze nii dó ɔ?. 2007. (Aja)

Annotated bibliography

• Nicole, Jacques and Marie-Claire Nicole. 2000. Les peuples voltaïques (gur): bibliographie commentée des peuples parlant les langues voltaïques (ou gur).

Arithmetic

• Baàtamá pɔ̀kàta 1: Pɔ̀kàta cecetá. 1993. (Nateni)
• Baàtamá pɔ̀kàta 2: Pɔ̀kàta dɛ́ɛ̀ta. 1995. (Nateni)
• Tə byendəni cuoləm tuntwom !: cuoləm sabi dyaki. 2005. (Biali)

Calendars

• Exwe 2007 'zanwema (Calendrier de l'année 2007). 2006. (Aja)

Comparative and historical studies

• Kluge, Angela. 2008. "The Gbe language varieties of West Africa: a quantitative analysis of lexical and grammatical features."  
• Ross, Malcolm. 1996. Review of: The Yoruba koiné—its history and linguistic innovations, by J. Gbenga Fagborun.

Computational linguistics

• Karan, Mark E. 1983. An experiment in computer assisted literature adaptation.

Conditional clauses

• Rowe, Jennifer. 1991. "The conditional particle ‘ka’ in Waama (Benin)."

Dictionaries and vocabularies

• Winrikou, Esaïe, Ulrich Bukies and Lukas Neukom. 1994. Naàteǹni yèèka (Lexique nateni-français).

Ethnography

• Nicole, Jacques and Marie-Claire Nicole. 2000. Les peuples voltaïques (gur): bibliographie commentée des peuples parlant les langues voltaïques (ou gur).
• Sakoura, Martin. 1994. "Religion traditionnelle des Waaba du Bénin."
• Sakoura, Martin. 1997. "Quelques croyances des Waaba."

Focus

• Berthelette, John J. 2004. Information structure in narrative texts in Byali (a Gur language of Benin).

Grammatical descriptions

• Nédellec, Brigitte. 2006. L'expression de la qualification en naténi.

Health and hygiene

• Bisi cwagəm. 2006. (Biali)
• Dopweim toyeni. 2006. (Biali)
• Kpandarima i kpaatire-di. 1990. (Waama)
• Kwanu desəsi. 2006. (Biali)
• Myerəhu, syeli n desə-i. 2006. (Biali)
• Niim nwam bwosi bwigə e. 2006. (Biali)
• Wɔ̰ǹkpeetí pɔ̀kàta 1: Pɔ̀kàta cecetá. 1994. (Nateni)

Kinship systems

• Rowe, Jennifer L. 1994. "Le système de parenté des Waaba."

Kinship terms

• Rowe, Jennifer L. 1997. "Le système de parenté des Waaba."

Language classification

• Capo, Hounkpati B. C. 1989. "Defoid."
• Harrison, Annette. 2003. "Fulfulde language family report."  
• Kluge, Angela. 2007. "A synchronic lexical study of the Ede language continuum of West Africa: the effects of different similarity judgment criteria."  
• Naden, Anthony J. 1989. "Gur."

Language instruction

• Pɛ́ídi pɔ̀kàta; Livret de transition naténi - français. 1996. (Nateni)

Language planning

• Kluge, Angela. 2007. "The Gbe language continuum of West Africa: a synchronic typological approach to prioritizing in-depth sociolinguistic research on literature extensibility."  

Language surveys

• Harrison, Annette. 2003. "Fulfulde language family report."  
• Kluge, Angela and Barbara Tompkins. 2009. "A sociolinguistic survey of the Anii-Akpe language area."  
• Kluge, Angela. 2005. "A synchronic lexical study of Gbe language varieties: the effects of different similarity judgment criteria."  
• Kluge, Angela. 2006. "Qualitative and quantitative analysis of grammatical features elicited among the Gbe language varieties of West Africa."
• Kluge, Angela. 2007. "The Gbe language continuum of West Africa: a synchronic typological approach to prioritizing in-depth sociolinguistic research on literature extensibility."  
• Kluge, Angela. 2008. "The Gbe language varieties of West Africa: a quantitative analysis of lexical and grammatical features."  
• Tompkins, Barbara and Angela Kluge. 2002. "Sociolinguistic survey of the Aja language area."  

Languages in contact

• Ross, Malcolm. 1996. Review of: The Yoruba koiné—its history and linguistic innovations, by J. Gbenga Fagborun.

Lexicostatistics

• Kluge, Angela. 2000. The Gbe language varieties of West Africa: a quantitative analysis of lexical and grammatical features.

Linguistic theory

• Berthelette, John J. 2004. Information structure in narrative texts in Byali (a Gur language of Benin).

Literacy methods

• Reeder, JeDene and Edith L. White. 2001. "Training nationals in literature production: an experience in Northwestern Benin."

Narrative discourse

• Harrison, Annette Renée. 2004. The use of proper nouns as an index of group identity in Fulfulde personal narratives.

Noun classification

• Wiesemann, Ursula. 1988. "Niger-Congo noun class systems."

Orthography

• Igue, Akanni and Capo Hounkpati B. C. 1993. "Benin: Introduction."
• Roberts, David. 2008. L'orthographe du ton dans les langues béninoises.

Particles

• Brückner, Kathrin. 1987. "The particle of contrast maa in Waama."

Phonological descriptions

• Nédellec, Brigitte and Ulrich Bukies. 2008. "La phonologie du Naténi."  
• Nicole, Jacques. 1998. "Les emprunts lexicaux en Nawdm: présentation d’un morphème inserteur."
• Zürcher, Annelore. 1983. "Les phonèmes segmentaux du ditammari: Rapport de recherches."

Prereading

• Naàteǹni biɔhàma 1: Pɔ̀kàta cecetá. 1993. (Nateni)
• Tə teini byali dakoru!: sabəyakai. 2005. (Biali)

Prewriting

• Tə teini byali dakoru! Sabədiemkai. 2005. (Biali)
• Tə teini byali dakoru!: sabədiemkai. 2004. (Biali)

Primers

• M̄ bɛ̄dímɛ pɔkɛ tī bɛ̄m̄mū ya tī sēpí kɛ̄ pɔkɛyɛndɔnkɛ . 2003. (Mbelime)
• M bɛdímɛ pɔkɛ ti bɛmmú ya ti sēpí kɛ pɔkɛyiēdikɛ. 2000. (Mbelime)
• Naàteǹni biɔhàma 2: Wà̰a̰cí pɔ̀kàta. 1993. (Nateni)

Readers

• Folktales of the Waama people. 1987. (Waama)
• M̅ híímmɛ pɔkɛ. 2001. (Mbelime)
• Naàteǹni biɔhàma 3: Kam̀̀má pɔ̀kàta. 1993. (Nateni)
• Pɛtɛmpɛda. 1987. (Waama)
• Waaba fuuya na bà kaakun. 1992. (Waama)

Reviews

• Ross, Malcolm. 1996. Review of: The Yoruba koiné—its history and linguistic innovations, by J. Gbenga Fagborun.
• Wiesemann, Ursula. 1998/1999. Review of: Réalisations argumentales et classes de verbes en Fɔngbè, by Anne-Marie Brousseau.

Rhetorical questions

• Smith, Jennifer L. 1987. "Rhetorical questions in Waama."

Semantics

• Wiesemann, Ursula. 1998/1999. Review of: Réalisations argumentales et classes de verbes en Fɔngbè, by Anne-Marie Brousseau.

Sociolinguistics

• Kluge, Angela and Barbara Tompkins. 2009. "A sociolinguistic survey of the Anii-Akpe language area."  
• Kluge, Angela. 2005. "A synchronic lexical study of Gbe language varieties: the effects of different similarity judgment criteria."  
• Kluge, Angela. 2006. "Qualitative and quantitative analysis of grammatical features elicited among the Gbe language varieties of West Africa."
• Kluge, Angela. 2007. "A synchronic lexical study of the Ede language continuum of West Africa: the effects of different similarity judgment criteria."  
• Tompkins, Barbara and Angela Kluge. 2002. "Sociolinguistic survey of the Aja language area."  

Subordination (grammatical)

• Pope, Kathrin. 1993. "The use of subordinate clauses in Waama and how this affects translation."

Tone

• Plunkett, Gray C. 1991. The tone system of Foodo nouns.
• Rietkerk, Dieke. 2000. "Tone on Mbelime verbs."
• Roberts, David. 2008. L'orthographe du ton dans les langues béninoises.
• Zürcher, Max and Jacques Nicole. 1983. "Étude préliminaire de la tonologie du ditammari: Remarques basées sur les nominaux."

Transition primers

• Lire et écrire l'ajagbe (Guide pratique pour ceux qui savent lire le français). 2007. (Aja)

Translation

• Kloppenburg, Geerhard. 2006. Paratext in Bible translations: with special reference to selected Bible translations into Beninese languages.
• Pope, Kathrin. 1993. "The use of subordinate clauses in Waama and how this affects translation."

Typology

• Kluge, Angela. 2006. "Qualitative and quantitative analysis of grammatical features elicited among the Gbe language varieties of West Africa."

Vocabulary

• Livret de vocabulaire français - mbèlimè = Kɛ̄ pɔkɛ hɛ̱tíkɛ ā nɔ̄buodɛ m̄ pīemɛ nnɛ m̄ bɛ̄dímɛ. 2004. (Mbelime)
• Livret de vocabulaire français - mbèlimè = Kɛ̄ pɔkɛ hɛ̰tíkɛ ā nɔ̄buodɛ m̄ pīemɛ nnɛ m̄ bɛ̄dímɛ. 2007. (Mbelime)

Wall charts

• Anii ki ibii. 2004. (Anii)

Word lists

• Kluge, Angela. 2005. "A synchronic lexical study of Gbe language varieties: the effects of different similarity judgment criteria."  

Writing

• Guide de l'orthographe du mbèlimè. 2005. (Mbelime)
• Naàteǹni wɛɛmá cèmu 2: Pɔ̀kàta dɛ́ɛ̀ta. 1995. (Nateni)
• Naàteǹni wɛɛmá cèmu 1: Pɔ̀kàta cecetá. 1993. (Nateni)