Research on the language has been conducted by the Yobe Languages Research Project. This project has been supported by two awards from the
US National Science Foundation. The first, “The Chadic Languages of
Yobe State, Nigeria” (award #BCS-0111289, Russell G. Schuh, Principal Investigator), ran from 2001 to 2004. The second, “Lexicon, Linguistic Structure, and Verbal Arts in Chadic Languages of Northeastern
Nigeria” (award #BCS-0553222,
Russell G. Schuh, Principal Investigator), ran from 2006 to 2009. Directors of the project under both grants are
Russell G. Schuh, the Principal Investigator, and Alhaji Maina Gimba, the In-Country Director. From 2002 to 2004, members of the Ngamo team were Umaru Mamu Goge, Jibir Audu Janga Dole (both speakers of Gudi Ngamo), and Isa Adamu Gashinge (a speaker of Yaya Ngamo). Because of limitations of time and resources, it was decided for 2006–2009 to focus Ngamo research on the Gudi dialect, though some new data on Yaya Ngamo was collected in 2009, and more than half of the material in the 2009 collection of Ngamo verbal arts is in Yaya Ngamo. The members of the Ngamo team are Umaru Mamu Goge and Jibir Audu Janga Dole for Gudi, with Isa Adamu Gashinge providing Yaya data. Thanks go also to HRH Alhaji Isa Bunuwo, Mai Gudi for his support and to Madu Liman and his family for indispensable logistic support. == Notes ==