Neologism in the ulwa language (sumo meridional)

Abstract

Living in a changing world that introduces new terminology and foreign concepts each day provokes much tension in the daily use of a local language such as ulwa, or meridional sumu, spoken by about400 people. This article describes how a committee, made up of community members responsible por the ensuring the continuity of the language, has found a way to incorporate new concepts without altering the grammar of this language, nor in the way it is taught.