Extract from:
Knut J. Olawsky, Collection of materials for the first conference of the Dagbani Orthography Committee in Tamale. Unpublished ms. Tamale/Düsseldorf, 1996.
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1. Invitation letter (Sample)
Language Centre
University of Ghana
Box 119
Legon - Accra
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Dear Sir/Madam,
DAGBANI ORTHOGRAPHY WORKSHOP
Tamale Worker`s College
5. Octobre 1996
We wish to invite you to participate in the above mentioned workshop.
Recent materials published by various institutions and authors have shown that different conventions are being used for the writing of the Dagbani language.
The aim of the meeting is to help us come out with standardized conventions for the Dagbani orthography.
Your presence and participation or contribution are very important.
The organizers of the workshop would want you to present a paper during the meeting on ______________________. It should last not more than 20 minutes.
Hoping you would cooperate with us to make this a success.
Signed
Issahaku Alhassan (Legon/Winneba),
Knut J. Olawsky (Legon/Duesseldorf)
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2. Programme (as performed)
DAGBANI ORTHOGRAPHY WORKSHOP
Tamale Worker's College
Saturday, 5. Octobre 1996
Time Programme Speakers Chairman
8.00-9.00 Registration
9.00-10.00 Welcome address (M.D. Sulley) Chairman: L.A.
Iddi
10.00-11.00 Challenges of Dagbani (R.M. Yahaya)
Literacy
Snack
11.30-13.00 Some orthographic (Rev. D. Wumbee,
conventions used in the J. Nindoo)
New Testament
Lunch
14.00-16.00 Orthographic tendencies Chairman:
in other Dagbani Rev. D. Wumbee
publications: (R.M. Yahaya)
- Orthographic (A. Bawa)
development (A. Issa)
- School for Life (I. Adams)
- B.G.L. (H. Korten)
- N.F.E.D.
- D.L.P.
16.00-17.00 Main differences and ( K.J. Olawsky)
decisions which have to
be taken
17.00-18.30 Discussion (A. Issahaku) Chairman:
T. Sulemana
Supper
19.30-21.00 Evaluation and future (P.
perspectives Herbert/GILLBT,
Dr. S.K. Bemile,
Dr. A. Nasser)
Departure
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3. List of participants
Adisa Mukaila, Lis School for Life
Brandt
Albert A. Alhassan Gambaga District
Education Office
Alexandra Miehling Universität Mainz
Asumah Issah BGL
Bawa Abu-Bakari Sibdoo GES
Fuseini NFED
Hanneke Korten DLP, GILLBT
I.N. Iddi BGL
Iddrisu Adam Reg. Education Office
Imoro Salamatu Zogbeli JSS 'B”
Issahaku Alhassan UCEW, Ghanaian Language
Dept. (Dagbani)
Karimu A. Mohammed Bagabaga Training
College
Knut J. Olawsky Universitaet
Duesseldorf, Allg.
Sprachwissenschaft
Lawrence A. Iddi BGL
M. Dauda Sulley University of Ghana,
Language Centre
Nabila Joseph Kumbungu SSS
Osman Baba Alhassan Kalpohin Anglican JSS
Pat Herbert GILLBT
Rev. Daniel Wumbee OTTC
Roland M. Yahaya DNK, GDCP
Susanne Neymeyer PH Freiburg
Tia Sulemana Information Service
Dept.
Tony Naden GILLBT Walewale
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4. List of elected members for Dagbani Orthography Committee
DAGBANI ORTHPOGRAPHY COMMITTEE
Adresses
Tia Sulemana Information Service Box 55, Tamale.
Dept.
Rev. Daniel Wumbee OTTC Box 270, Tamale.
Lawrence A. Iddi BGL Box 177, Tamale.
Asumah Issah BGL Box 177, Tamale.
Hanneke Korten DLP, GILLBT Box 378, Tamale.
Fuseini NFED Tamale
Roland M. Yahaya DNK, GDCP Box 764 Tamale.
Bawa Abu-Bakari Sibdoo GES Box 7, Yendi.
Issahaku Alhassan UCEW, Ghanaian Language South Campus, Box 25,
Dept. (Dagbani) Winneba.
M. Dauda Sulley University of Ghana, Box 119, Legon - Accra.
Language Centre
Knut J. Olawsky Universitaet Universitaetsstr. 1,
Duesseldorf, Allg. D-40225 Duesseldorf,
Sprachwissenschaft Germany