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Supporting the Moghamo Language Project

Dear Moghamoan:

When I joined the Project Reclamation which eventually became the blue print for MEDA Administrations since July 2005, supporting the Language Project was a big part of it. Sidestepped by other pressing issues, all we could come up with are a collection of all Moghamo names that are still up for translation and interpretation. I’ll like to state here that like the previous administration, my administration is very committed to supporting the wonderful job done by MOLCOM that has made all of us proud Moghamaons.

While MEDA-USA is yet to officially discuss its financial commitment to this project, I am calling on every Moghamoan to look at this as a Matter of cultural pride and support this project in every way they can. To facilitate this process, MEDA-USA will through it web site accept donations from Moghamoans and friends of Moghamo to support MOLCOM activities – and these donations through MEDA-USA are tax deductible.

Remember, nothing is too small. If every Moghamoan in the Diaspora gives even $5, we are going to have more than enough money for the project. To support the Moghamo Language Project Make a Donation to MOLCOM through MEDA USA by secured paypal link to your right.

I am supporting this initiative with my widows might of a tax-deductible $100 through the MEDA weblink above. Please open your wallets for a worthy cause. Do not forget to state on the item that this donation is for the Moghamo Language Project. Please join me an let us in the Diaspora raise at least $3000.00 (three thousand dollars) Online for this project by December 2008.

I have tasked the MEDA web masters to coordinate this effort by creating this page on the MEDA USA web site to support the language initiative, to display the names of all donors on the web, and to make available free moghamo.org e-mail addresses to anyone working on this project. I have every confident we can do it. Let the countdown begin…. with my $100, the balance due is now $2900…. What have you?

Chris Njeh President MEDA USA

(A Moghamo Cultural and Development Association)

Posted December 5, 2007






Please make your voice heard by writing to MOLCOM through the MEDA Education and Culture Committee.



Click secured link above and make donation



		Total Needed $3000.00 Total Donated $1060.00 Countdown Balance $1940.00

	Click to View list of Donors to the Moghamo Language Project

	Click to view full text of the Project by MOLCOM linguist Mathaus Njeck

What is the Moghamo Language Project About?

The Moghamo language Committee based at home in Batibo Subdivision, had been making tremendous efforts to have the Moghamo language developed just like many others in Cameroon (Kom, Lamso, Bafut etc...). The Language of a people is and has always remained one of the most distinguishing identification marks of such people. For a people to have their language in written form is not only an indication of the maturity of such people but also that of ingenuity. This always calls for huge joy. The Moghamo Language Committee (MOLCOM) has the joy to inform you, on behalf of all the people of Moghamo at home and abroad that Moghamo Language can now be written. After more than three years of tedious research work, the above committee has come with Alphabet approved by SIL-Cameroon (Summer Institute of Linguistics – an international linguistic organization) working collaboration with the Cameroon Ministry of Scientific Research and Innovation

The Committee has produced interesting material on the language using the approved Alphabet. All these are pending publication due to lack of funds. This language development project started in 2004. So far, the Batibo Council has been the sole crippling sponsor. People from Moghamo have been participating in language developing training courses organized by SIL-Cameroon thanks to the lone and merger support from Batibo Council. We wish to start now by publishing all the approved materials that are still in manuscript form.

These include the following Reference materials to be published.

-Moghamo Alphabet chart,

-Moghamo Alphabet book

-Moghamo-English, English-Moghamo lexicon (Dictionary)

-Moghamo Orthography Statement. (Writing Principles)

-Moghamo Language diary 2008 (including names of days, months, national anthem and the Lord's Prayer in the Moghamo language. Names of all 22 villages and their Fons and many other interesting things)

Details from:

Njeck Mathaus M (Committee Linguist) cell No.237 77897520

A lot more details can be gotten if you read all of the attachment. It is a project worth supporting. I suggest that we include this project on top of our Christmas shopping list. All the best.

Peter T NDIFON, PhD Faculty of Science, University of Yaoundé I,Cameroon.

The Moghamo names dictionary represents an effort by Moghamoans especially in the Diaspora to make available traditional Moghamo names to those willing to give their children a name of cultural significance. So far, more than 250 names have been collected by the Education and Culture Committee and are now up for translation and verification. They will be made available as soon as the process is complete. If you have a Moghamo name you want to suggest, please complete form below.


	Example:

Name	Usage	sex	Meaning
Ngoh	All Moghamo	Male	Names is often given to the eldest of twin boys

Please add suggestions for the Moghamo Names Dictionary!


Moghamo Name:

Name Usage:

Name given to:

	Meaning of Name:

	Full name:

	Full Address:

	Residence:


	Males


	Females

Thank you for helping build a Moghamo Names Dictionary!