This project aims to describe and analyze the use of modal expressions (such as can, must, and maybe) in Swahili, focusing on variation and change across time and space. Spoken ...read more
This project focuses on ‘Oral Literature for Development’ (OL4D) as a new line of thinking. We introduce OL4D firmly based on the belief that culture and creativity are central for ...read more
Today’s ~550 Bantu languages constitute Africa’s largest family. The spread of Bantu speech communities from the Nigeria-Cameroon border area towards Eastern and Southern Africa, which is thought to have started ...read more
The Bantu language Swahili (or Kiswahili in the language) is the lingua franca of East Africa, spoken by up to 100 million first- and second-language speakers, especially in Tanzania and ...read more