Includes bibliographical references (pages 423-435).
Contents:
Maps and Figures. Abbreviations -- Abbreviations of languages -- Abbreviations of authors and references -- Linguistic abbreviations -- Other abbreviations and symbols -- Introduction -- 'Putting the right life partner to the test' -- Survey of pygmy groups, populations and languages -- Genetics -- Internal and external language contact of the pygmies -- Aims of the study and methods -- The data base -- Shared vocabulary : Cognates and substrates of the baMbenga group with the baMbuti group -- The publisher as well as the author have decided to publish the comparison of the words exclusively in the internet : The chapters 2.1-2.2.3.2 can be accessed via the following link : www.nomos-shop.de, 41256 -- Cognates of the baMbenga group with Bira languages (Bantu D30) and Bamba (Bantu B60) -- Cognates of Baka (and Aka) with Bantu D30 languages and Bamba (B60) -- Cognates only of Aka with Bantu D30 and Bamba -- Cognates of the baMbenga group with East Central Sudanic (ECS) -- Cognates of the baMbenga group with the Medje group -- Cognates of Baka (and Aka) with the Medje group -- Cognates only of Aka with the Medje group -- Cognates of the baMbenga group with the Lese-Mamvu group -- Cognates of Baka (and Aka) with the Lese-Mamvu group -- Cognates only of Aka with the Lese, Mamvu group -- Cognates of the baMbenga group with the Medje group and the Lese-Mamvu group -- Cognates of Baka (and Aka) with the Medje group and the Lese-Mamvu group -- Cognates only of Aka with the Medje group and the Lese-Mamvu group -- Phonology : Phoneme Inventories and Sound Correspondences -- Phoneme Inventories -- Baka -- Aka -- iButi -- Atsoa -- Efe -- Sound correspondences -- Sound correspondences of Baka, Aka to iButi (= Sua) -- Sound correspondences of Baka, Aka to Atsoa -- Sound correspondences of Baka, Aka to Efe -- Shared motives in tales of the Baka and the Efe, Balese -- 'Faeces' -- 'Eating forbidden eggs' -- 'Absurd barter of goods' -- 'Theft of the fire' -- 'The fight of leopard and tortoise' -- 'Transformation into an elephant' -- 'Incest with the mother in law, aunt' -- 'Putting the right life partner to the test' -- Summary and conclusions -- Bibliography -- Appendices (Schebesta's and Vorbichler's manuscripts) -- Tables -- Maps and Figures.
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