Chrisnah (°1996) is a PhD student in linguistics within the CongUbangi project. His PhD dissertation focuses on the phonetics, phonology, morphology and syntax of Ndunga, an Ubangi (Mbaic) language spoken around Lisala in the Mongala province of the Democratic Republic of Congo. He studied Bantu linguistics at Marien Ngouabi University where he obtained his Master degree in 2021. For his Master dissertation, he worked on the consonant system of one variety of Luumbu (Bantu B44) spoken in the Republic of Congo. He then joined the Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL) in 2021 where he worked for three years as a linguist. During his time at SIL, Chrisnah has done linguistic fieldworks and participated in grammar-based workshops in the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Kenya. Chrisnah has fieldwork experience in various Bantu languages including, but not limitted to, Bantu zones A80; B40 & 70; C20, 30 & 40; and H10. Moreover, Chrisnah has teaching experience in General Linguistics, Phonology, English Grammar and Intensive Oral Language.
