
19-26 November 2019: visit to Kisangani
First official visit to the University of Kisangani and some teambuilding during fieldwork

First official visit to the University of Kisangani and some teambuilding during fieldwork

Ricquier, B. 2019. At a Crossroads of Bantu Expansions : The Language and Settlement History of the Eastern Congo Basin Revisited. International Conference for Historical Linguistics

Every two years, during one week, all that matters is historical linguistics. At this year’s ICHL, discussions revolved around agricultural driven dispersals, multidisciplinary challenges, sound changes, but also the ethics of research on indigenous languages.

On the article submitted for the Unesco World Report by B. Ricquier, E. Bangwabendi Katoba, D. Kopa wa Kopa, C. Kumbatulu Sita Bangbasa, C. Kutsch Lojenga, J.-R. Lofemba Boningoli Batita, J. Maniacky, N. Mombaya Liwila and E. Ngbanga Bandombele

The present blog post is an appendix to the article published in the UNESCO World Report (read here, pages 361-367) and compiled by the same
At a crossroads of Bantu expansions
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