Title
Nwányī n'ákw'ákwà: Ìgbò Tongue Twister
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Date Information
2017
Keywords
Vocal Arts; Poetry; Rhyming; Pitch Polarity; Tonal Counterpoint
Culture
IBO
File Name
IBO_TongueTwister
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0:09
Abstract
This Igbo language tongue twister plays on the different meaning of the tone-varied homophone [akwa], which can mean cloth, cry, egg or bed, depending on the pitch trajectory.
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Recommended Citation
Carter-Enyi, Quintina and Carter-Enyi, Aaron, "Nwányī n'ákw'ákwà: Ìgbò Tongue Twister" (2017). Africana Digital Ethnography Project. 28.
http://digitalcommons.auctr.edu/adept/28
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