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06.12. Colloquium on African linguistics: Existential and locative clause constructions in Siwi Berber (Schiattarella)
“Existential and locative clause constructions in Siwi Berber” - Talk by Valentina Schiattarella (Universität Hamburg) given within the colloquium of African linguistics and languages
29.11. Colloquium on African linguistics: Nominal classification in Ngəmba (Mekamgoum)
“Nominal classification in Ngəmba (Eastern Grassfields Bamileke)” - Talk by Solange Mekamgoum (Universität Hamburg) given within the colloquium of African linguistics and languages
23.11. Africa Colloquium: YoruBaianidade – Culture and Tradition versus Modernity – Deconstructing the Clichés on Yoruba Identity in Africa and the Diaspora
22.11. Colloquium on African linguistics: Deriving S‑Aux‑O‑V‑X word orders (Kerr)
“Deriving S‑Aux‑O‑V‑X word orders in Central/West Africa” - Talk by Elisabeth J. Kerr (Leiden University/Potsdam University) given within the colloquium of African linguistics and languages
08.11. Colloquium on African linguistics: Wordhood in Akebu (Shluinsky) - 5:30 p.m.!!!
“Two stories of wordhood in Akebu: nominal attribute incorporation and associated motion constructions” - Talk by Andrey Shluinsky (Universität Hamburg) given within the colloquium of African linguistics and languages
31.10.: Reading & Dialogue with Maaza Mengiste
Programme of the Africa Colloquium in winter semester 2022/23
01.11. Colloquium on African linguistics: Predicative Possession in Amharic (Wakweya Olani)
“Predicative Possession in Amharic” - Talk by Wakweya Olani Gobena (Universität Potsdam) given within the colloquium of African linguistics and languages
17.07.-21.07. Meeting "Kalahari Basin Area Languages and Cultures"
13.07. Afrikakolloquium: ADAMS BODOMO (UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA): THE BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE IN AFRICA - CHINA-EUROPE RELATIONS
12.7. Colloquium on African linguistics: Africans in Europe - diaspora linguistics and socio-cultural development (Bodomo)
“Africans in Europe: diaspora linguistics and socio-cultural development in the context of 21st Century Africa–Europe relations” - Talk by Adams Bodomo (Universität Wien) given within the colloquium of African linguistics and languages
05.07. Colloquium on African linguistics:*ki, *ka, und *ku im Proto-Tula-Waja (Elstermann)
„*ki, *ka, und *ku im Proto-Tula-Waja” - Talk by Julius Elstermann (HU Berlin) given within the colloquium of African linguistics and languages
28.06. Colloquium on African linguistics: The verb k'ab- in Oromo (Wakweya Olani)
“The verb k’ab- in Oromo” - Talk by Wakweya Olani Gobena (University of Potsdam, Ph.D. project) given within the colloquium of African linguistics and languages
21.06. Colloquium on African linguistics: Adverbs in Limassa (Winkhart)
“Adverbs in Limassa - an overview” - Talk by Benedikt Winkhart (HU Berlin, Ph.D. project) given within the colloquium of African linguistics and languages
07.06. Colloquium on African linguistics: Fossilized class affixes in the Mel languages (Schulze)
“Fossilized class affixes in the Mel languages” - Talk by Michael Schulze (HU Berlin, Ph.D. project) given within the digital colloquium of African linguistics and languages
31.05. Colloquium on African linguistics: Grammatical relations in Khoekhoegowab (Job)
“Aspects of Grammatical relations in Khoekhoegowab: From Argument-marking to Word Order” - Talk by Sylvanus Job (HU Berlin, Ph.D. project) given within the digital colloquium of African linguistics and languages
24.05. Colloquium on African linguistics: Attributive temporal clauses (Olguín Martínez)
“‘At the time....’: Attributive temporal clauses in African languages and beyond” - Talk by Jesús Olguín Martínez (University of California, Santa Barbara) given within the digital colloquium of African linguistics and languages
17.05. Colloquium on African linguistics: Shona surnames (Mamvura)
“The semantic and morpho-syntactic aspects of Shona surnames” - Talk by Zvinashe Mamvura (HU Berlin & University of Zimbabwe, Harare) given within the digital colloquium of African linguistics and languages
18.05. AFRICA COLLOQUIUM: Discussion on our visit to the Humboldt Forum
Exchange and discussion between staff and students on our visit to the Humboldt Forum on 04 May
10.05. Colloquium on African linguistics: The Replacement pattern in tripartite number systems (Junglas)
“The R(eplacement) pattern within Northeastern Africa's tripartite number systems” - Talk by Jan Junglas (HU Berlin, Ph.D. project) given within the digital colloquium of African linguistics and languages
03.05. Colloquium on African linguistics: Erratic velars in West-Coastal Bantu: Explaining irregular sound change (Bostoen)
“Erratic velars in West-Coastal Bantu: Explaining irregular sound change in Central Africa” - Talk by Koen Bostoen (Univerity of Ghent) given within the digital colloquium of African linguistics and languages
04.05. AFRICA COLLOQUIUM: Visit to the Humboldt Forum
Joint visit of the departments relevant for us in the Humboldt Forum
26.04. Colloquium on African linguistics: Katlaic number marking systems (Nüsslein)
“Emergence or loss in Katlaic number marking systems?” - Talk by Ulrike Nüsslein (HU Berlin) given within the digital colloquium of African linguistics and languages
15.02. Colloquium on African linguistics: Number systems in Katlaic (Nüsslein)
“A comparison of number systems in the Katlaic family” - Talk by Ulrike Nüsslein (HU Berlin) given within the digital colloquium of African linguistics and languages
18.02.: 35th HIP Workshop
08.02. Colloquium on African linguistics: Phonotactics and word formation in Limassa (Winkhart)
“Phonotactics and word formation in Limassa (Ubangi, Niger-Congo)” - Talk by Benedikt Winkhart (HU Berlin, Ph.D. project) given within the digital colloquium of African linguistics and languages
01.02. Colloquium on African linguistics: Khoekhoe dependent clauses (Job)
“The structure of Khoekhoe (Khoe-Kwadi) dependent clauses” - Talk by Sylvanus Job (HU Berlin, Ph.D. project) given within the digital colloquium of African linguistics and languages
25.01. Colloquium on African linguistics: Tripartite number marking in NE Africa (Junglas)
“Diachronic considerations on tripartite number marking in Northeastern Africa” - Talk by Jan Junglas (HU Berlin, Ph.D. project) given within the digital colloquium of African linguistics and languages
Student contribution: "The Zine of Global Knowledges"
18.01. Colloquium on African linguistics: Agreement class assignment in Mel, Limba and Gola (Schulze)
“Agreement class assignment in Mel, Limba and Gola” - Talk by Michael Schulze (HU Berlin, Ph.D. project) given within the digital colloquium of African linguistics and languages