Credits & acknowledgements

The elaboration of this dictionary started in 2004 under the direction of:

• Bienvenue N. SAMBIENI

Members of SIL are working on the dictionary:

• Johannes MERZ
• Sharon MERZ

Many other members of the Bebelibe community have contributed towards the elaboration of this dictionary, most notably:

• Claire KOMBETTO
• Elisée Kouagou TAOUEMA
• Théophile TCHANATE

We have used the following works to establish the zoological and biological information presented in the dictionary:

Arbonnier, Michel. 2009. Arbres, arbustes et lianes des zones sèches d’Afrique de l’Ouest; troisième édition. Versailles: Éditions Quæ and Paris: MNHN.

Borrow, Nik and Demey, Ron. 2001. Birds of Western Africa. London: Christopher Helm.

Kingdon, Jonathan. 2004. The Kingdon Pocket Guide to African Mammals. London: A&C Black.

Lamarque, François. 2004. Les grands mammifères du complexe WAP. Montpellier: CIRAD.