Northern Cameroon Language and Genetics Project

The NCGLP is a cooperative project of the Institute for Behavioral Genetics and the Department of Linguistics (University of Colorado) and the Institute de Recherche Agricole pour le Développement (Maroua, Cameroon). The overall aim of the NCLGP is to explore the correlation between related languages and the genetic relationships of the Northern Cameroonian populations that speak them. In particular, the NCLGP is interested in examining whether individuals from the same language family or the same branch of a given family exhibit a closer genetic relationship than individuals belonging to different language groups or subgroups.

Faculty:

IBG

• Andrew Smolen
• John Hewitt
• Brett Haberstick

Department of Linguistics

• Zygmunt Frajzyngier
• Erin Shay

Institute de Recherche Agricole pour le Développement (IRAD)

• Dr. Noë Woin
• Dr. Venasius Lendzemo

Publication Highlights:

1. Haberstick, B.C., Shay, E., Johnston, E., Stefer, G.L., Hewitt, J.K., Smolen, A., & Frajzyngier, Z. Linguistic and Genetic Relationships in Northern Cameroon.

Visit Northern Cameroon Language and Genetics Project Website