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2026

Research Visit to Tezpur University

Between the 21st and 23rd of January, Tim visited his alma mater, Tezpur University in Assam. Between 2012 and 2017, Tezpur University hosted Tim and his colleague from Bern University, Ismael Lieberherr, so that they could conduct their PhD thesis research. Prof. Dr. Madhumita Barbora (now retired) acted as their second supervisor. This time, the Head of the Department of Linguistics and Language Technology (DLLT), Prof. Dr. Arup Kumar Nath, organized a meeting on the 22nd of January, and gave Tim the opportunity to present a talk his talk on the ethnolinguistic situation in Western Arunachal Pradesh, the present state of research, and opportunities for future research. Tim also introduced Trinity College Dublin, the School of Linguistic, Speech and Communication Sciences, the Trinity Center for Asian Studies, and the Lo-Rig project.

Tim giving his talk to staff, graduates and postgraduates of DLLT.

Tim giving his talk to staff, graduates and postgraduates of DLLT (Tezpur University, January 2026).

The talk was well attended by staff and students of the Department. Tim also presented his "Reconstruction of Proto-Western Kho-Bwa" and in turn received three Tezpur University publications on the phonology, morphology, and syntax of seven previously under-described and endangered languages of Northeast India.

Publications on endangered languages of Northeast India by Tezpur University presented to Tim.

Publications on endangered languages of Northeast India presented to Tim by colleagues at Tezpur University.

Dr. Nath, Dr. Amalesh Gope and Tim also discussed potential cooperation between DLLT and the Centre for Language and Communication Studies (CLCS) at Trinity College Dublin the field of language documentation and description and phonetics and phonology.

DLLT staff and Master's and PhD students attending Tim's talk.

DLLT staff and Master's and PhD students attending Tim's talk (January 2026).

Research Visit to IIT Guwahati

January 2026

Between 18th and 20th of January, Prof. Dr. Priyankoo Sarmah, Professor of Linguistics in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG) hosted Tim and they discussed avenues for future research cooperation between the Center for Linguistic Science and Technology (CLST) at IITG and the Centre for Language & Communication Studies (CLCS) at TCD, particularly in the field of speech technology development.

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Research Assistant Training in Thimphu

11th to 16th January, 2026

Tim continued with training the Research Assistants Sonam and Rinchen at the Center for Bhutan and GNH Studies in Thimphu. They had made Monpa speech communities and with the transcription and translation of the recordings. This week, the Lo-Rig team was also joined by Ms. Tshering Om Tamang, the PhD candidate for the Lo-Rig project who will work on the documentation and description of Monkha. Together, the team discussed the research in detail and made a planning for the coming months.

Tshering sharing her knowledge and skills with Sonam and Rinchen during Research Assistant training in Thimphu, January 2026.

Tshering sharing her knowledge and skills with Sonam and Rinchen during Research Assistant training in Thimphu (January 2026).