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Profile
| Academic position | Associate Professor, Senior Lecturer, Reader |
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| Research fields | General and Comparative Linguistics, Experimental Linguistics, Typology, Non-European Languages,African Studies |
| Keywords | Centre Ring, Polylectal, Bantu, Grassfields, Grammar |
| Honours and awards | 2018: Humboldt Georg Forster Fellowship for Experienced Researchers 2017: Foundation for Endangered Languages (FEL), USA Grant 2016: Endangered Languages Fund (ELF), USA grant for “Babanki Teacher Training and Production of Literacy Materials” 2015: Fulbright African Research Scholar Grant, University of California, Berkeley. 2014: Firebird Foundation for Anthropological Research, Phillips, Maine, USA Fellowship 2013: Endangered Languages Documentation Programme (ELDP), School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London Small Grant 2013: Visiting Research Scholar, Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies, Kyoto University, Japan 2011: German Academic Exchange Services (DAAD) Short-term research Stay, Asien-Afrika-Institut, University of Hamburg |
Current contact address
| Country | France |
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| City | Villejuif |
| Institution | Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) |
| Institute | LLACAN-UMR 7594 Langage, Langues et Cultures d'Ahique Noire |
| Homepage | https://llacan.cnrs.fr/p_akumbu.php |
Host during sponsorship
| Prof. Dr. Roland Ulrich Kießling | Abteilung für Afrikanistik und Äthiopistik, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg |
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| Start of initial sponsorship | 01/01/2019 |
Programme(s)
| 2017 | Georg Forster Research Fellowship Programme for Experienced Researchers |
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