Dr. Riikka Halme-Berneking
Global Translation Consultant
Qualifications
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PhD African Linguistics
(University of Helsinki) -
MTh Hebrew Bible
(University of Helsinki) -
MA African Studies and Linguistics
(University of Helsinki)
Current Roles
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Global Translation Consultant
United Bible Societies/Finnish Bible Society -
Board Member
Journal of Translation Editorial Board
Research Interests
- Bantu Linguistics
- Tonology
- Bible Translation
Current Specialism
- Hebrew Bible Translation and Bantu Languages
Other Professional Experience
- Assistant Professor of African Linguistics
- Lecturer on NT Greek
- Adviser on Orthography issues
Selected Publications
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‘A Tonal Grammar of Kwanyama’, Namibian African Studies, 8.1 (Köln: Rüdiger Köppe, 2004).
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‘Helping Bible Translators Recognize Linguistic Interference between Angolan Bantu Languages and Portuguese’, The Bible Translator, 65.3 (2014) 353-368.
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‘Oshikwanyama locative enclitics (and their non-locative functions)’, Africana Linguistica, 23 (2017) 137-150.
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‘Translation Traditions in Angola’, in Yver Gambier & Ubaldo Stecconi (eds), A World Atlas of Translation (John Benjamins, 2019) 271-286.