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Abou Bai-Sheka

Home Country

The Influence of the Temne, Limba, and Krio Languages on the Gullah People of South Carolina and Georgia

Program

Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program

Program Country

Grant Activity Type

Research

Discipline

Academic Year

Flex

No

Scholar type

Non-U.S. (Visiting) Scholar

Project Title

The Influence of the Temne, Limba, and Krio Languages on the Gullah People of South Carolina and Georgia

Scholar Information

Grantee

Abou Bai-Sheka

Title

Chair

Institution

University of Sierra Leone

Department

Department of Modern Languages

Host Institutions

Institution

University of Wisconsin

Faculty

Dr. Linda Hunter

Host Department

Department of African Languages and Literature

Institution

University of Wisconsin

Faculty

Dr. Betty Waas

Host Department

African Studies Program