Tag: Evala
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The 12 Kabiye Months: Agriculture, Seasons and Tradition in Northern Togo
The traditional calendar of the Kabiye people of northern Togo is more than a system for measuring the passage of time. Its twelve month names preserve a direct connection between language, agriculture, climate, food production and cultural traditions. Known in Kabiye through names followed by fenaɣ, meaning “month” or referring to the moon, the traditional…
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The Kabiye Phrase Book: Learn the Language of Northern Togo
Kabiyè is Togo’s second national language. It is spoken by millions of people in northern Togo and by Kabiyè diaspora communities across West Africa and beyond. Yet outside of Togo itself, finding any learning resource for Kabiyè has historically been very difficult. That is part of why this phrase book exists. The Language Roots Hub…
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Who Are the Kabiyè People?
Every July in the Kara Region of northern Togo, young Kabiyè men fast, climb mountains, and wrestle. This initiation is called Evala. But the Kabiyè are much more than their wrestling tradition.
