Projektnummer

0060018

Zusammenfassung

Bezen is a marginalised and endangered language spoken in the inaccessible North West Region of Cameroon. This follow-up project aims at documenting the ethno-medicinal discourse in Bezen, e.g. the formal and informal speech practices which manifest ethnomedicinal registers and the ethnomedicinal knowledge enshrined in them. The language of traditional medicine offers an insight into the community's world view and reflects the rich repertoire of the beliefs of the community. It is therefore ideal for studying the interface of language, culture and belief systems since cultural norms an...