LINGUIST List 22.3790 Wed Sep 28 2011 Qs: Call for Native Speakers of Bembe (Bantu D54) Editor for this issue: Brent Woo <bwoolinguistlist.org> New! Visit LL's Multitree project for over 1000 trees dynamically generated from scholarly hypotheses about language relationships:             http://multitree.linguistlist.org/ We'd like to remind readers that the responses to queries are usually best posted to the individual asking the question. That individual is then strongly encouraged to post a summary to the list. This policy was instituted to help control the huge volume of mail on LINGUIST; so we would appreciate your cooperating with it whenever it seems appropriate. In addition to posting a summary, we'd like to remind people that it is usually a good idea to personally thank those individuals who have taken the trouble to respond to the query. To post to LINGUIST, use our convenient web form at http://linguistlist.org/LL/posttolinguist.cfm. Directory         1.     David Iorio , Call for Native Speakers of Bembe (Bantu D54) Message 1: Call for Native Speakers of Bembe (Bantu D54) Date: 23-Sep-2011 From: David Iorio <d.e.iorioncl.ac.uk> Subject: Call for Native Speakers of Bembe (Bantu D54) E-mail this message to a friend Dear LinguistList subscribers and fellow linguists, I'm currently conducting research into the under-documented Narrow-Bantu language Bembe (also known as Ki-bembe, D54; language code: bmb). I would be grateful about anyone with knowledge of or access to Bembe native speakers (preferably in the UK) and about passing this message on. The UNESCO categorises Bembe as a definitely endangered language and, unfortunately, there is not a lot of information to be found on the internet or in more specific databases on the language itself. I also appreciate anyone who can provide me with information about Bembe which is not directly retrievable from the internet or even point me to any (published) literature I'm not aware of. I promise to post a summary of the responses. Thank you very much in advance. David Iorio PhD Candidate School of English Literature, Language and Linguistics Percy Building, Newcastle University Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU United Kingdom Linguistic Field(s): Language Documentation Subject Language(s): Bembe (bmb) Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 28-Sep-2011       About LINGUIST    |   Contact Us       While the LINGUIST List makes every effort to ensure the linguistic relevance of sites listed on its pages, it cannot vouch for their contents.