Comments on: “Ashia, Sister” – Words & Working in Bamenda http://fellowsblog.kiva.org/2008/05/17/%e2%80%9cashia-sister%e2%80%9d-%e2%80%93-words-working-in-bamenda/ Kiva Fellows share their experiences from the field Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:22:33 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: philippe http://fellowsblog.kiva.org/2008/05/17/%e2%80%9cashia-sister%e2%80%9d-%e2%80%93-words-working-in-bamenda/#comment-1479 philippe Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:48:37 +0000 http://kivafellows.wordpress.com/?p=509#comment-1479 Dear Megan, An organization is offering me a post in Bamenda... I am a little puzzled how life is around there, mainly the social life. Doesn't look like there are many "white man" to socialize with or any fancy entertainment. Or is there? Cio, Philippe Dear Megan,
An organization is offering me a post in Bamenda… I am a little puzzled how life is around there, mainly the social life. Doesn’t look like there are many “white man” to socialize with or any fancy entertainment. Or is there?

Cio,
Philippe

]]> By: “Ashia, Sister!” - Words & Working in Bamenda « microconnections http://fellowsblog.kiva.org/2008/05/17/%e2%80%9cashia-sister%e2%80%9d-%e2%80%93-words-working-in-bamenda/#comment-1348 “Ashia, Sister!” - Words & Working in Bamenda « microconnections Tue, 20 May 2008 17:22:54 +0000 http://kivafellows.wordpress.com/?p=509#comment-1348 [...] May 20, 2008 “Ashia, Sister!” - Words & Working in Bamenda Posted by meganthemostofit under Cameroon, Language, Travel | Tags: Bamenda, GHAPE, Kiva, Microcredit, Pidgin English, Work |   I would wager that some Cameroonian polygamists have discovered that maintaining two families isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. I say the same thing about maintaining two blogs. When Kiva gets its dues, you lose out. I apologize. The best I can do is try to share the goods and hope to stretch them twice as far. The following comes from our Kiva Fellows Blog. [...] [...] May 20, 2008 “Ashia, Sister!” – Words & Working in Bamenda Posted by meganthemostofit under Cameroon, Language, Travel | Tags: Bamenda, GHAPE, Kiva, Microcredit, Pidgin English, Work |   I would wager that some Cameroonian polygamists have discovered that maintaining two families isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. I say the same thing about maintaining two blogs. When Kiva gets its dues, you lose out. I apologize. The best I can do is try to share the goods and hope to stretch them twice as far. The following comes from our Kiva Fellows Blog. [...]

]]> By: Lynn Chisholm http://fellowsblog.kiva.org/2008/05/17/%e2%80%9cashia-sister%e2%80%9d-%e2%80%93-words-working-in-bamenda/#comment-1338 Lynn Chisholm Sun, 18 May 2008 18:59:26 +0000 http://kivafellows.wordpress.com/?p=509#comment-1338 Hi Megan, I think I might know you, if you are Claire's godsister....I was looking up Kiva.org for Cameroon and your blog popped up. J-P Kouega, U of Yaounde has compiled some very interesting findings on Cameroonian pidgin. You can read it via the google engine. He says that the word ashia is "an expression of greeting, of compassion and ocasionally of gut and definance". That sums up what I know about the word! Hope you are continuing to enjoy Bamenda. Lynn Hi Megan,
I think I might know you, if you are Claire’s godsister….I was looking up Kiva.org for Cameroon and your blog popped up.
J-P Kouega, U of Yaounde has compiled some very interesting findings on Cameroonian pidgin. You can read it via the google engine.
He says that the word ashia is “an expression of greeting, of compassion and ocasionally of gut and definance”. That sums up what I know about the word!
Hope you are continuing to enjoy Bamenda.
Lynn

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