Nyando ya Kukwega Fishing Rituals: Annotated Video of Opening and Closing Prayers

An EAF-format video annotation documents the spiritual rituals of nyando ya kukwega fishing. The 31.8 KB file captures Lumolumo's prayers to pond spirits in Ndengereko and Swahili before and after fishing. Marie-Annick Moreau contributed this record to figshare, last updated in June 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze ritual speech patterns based on the mix of Ndengereko and Swahili mentioned in the description
• Study the structure of cultural ceremonies based on the annotated opening and closing prayer sequences
• Examine multimodal annotation for fishing practices based on the described video of ritual actions

Strengths

• File size is precisely 31.8 KB, indicating a small, focused annotation.
• License is clearly defined as CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0, specifying reuse terms.
• Platform tags provide specific context: Video Annotation, Linguistic Analysis, Cultural Rituals.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Annotation of an edited video.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-03 12:28:05; freshness should be verified.