Languages I have Studied

This is a list of the languages I have studied in my life. Of the 42 languages below, 29 are African languages, showing the clear focus of my career on African languages. I feel very blessed to have been given a life where I was able to investigate the mysteries of these languages and of the human capacity for language more generally. For a fieldwork oriented linguist, I think this list is pretty typical. 

They can be classified as: 

(a) languages I have studied in the field (Fieldwork), 

(b) languages I have studied in a Field Methods course (Field Methods), 

(c) languages I have studied in a course somewhere (Course), 

(d) languages I learned in the Peace Corps (Peace Corps), 

(e) languages I written a paper about (Paper). 

I also list the location where I studied the language. Of course, the list would be much larger if I added all the languages that I had read about in books or papers.

1. Brazilian Portuguese (NYC, Course)

2. Cua (Botswana, Fieldwork)

3. Chuukese (NYC, Field Methods)

4. English (Minnesota) (Native Language)

5. English (AAE) (NYC, Paper)

6. Ewe (Kpelegbe) (Togo, Fieldwork)

7. Ewe (Standard) (Togo, Course, Peace Corps)

8. Ewe (Danyigbe) (Togo, Peace Corps)

9. Ewe (Gengbe) (Togo, Peace Corps, Field Methods)

10. Ewe (Pekigbe) (NYC, Field Methods)

11. Ewe (Wudu) (Togo, Fieldwork)

12. Ewe (Tongugbe) (NYC, Paper)

13. French (Togo, Peace Corps)

14. German (NYC, Paper)

15. Greek (NYC, Paper, Field Methods)

16. Kabiye (NYC, Field Methods, Paper)

17. Khoekhoe (NYC, Field Methods)

18. Kua (Botswana, Fieldwork)

19. Icelandic (Cambridge, Paper)

20. Ife (Togo, Fieldwork)

21. Igbo (Ithaca, Field Methods)

22. Ju|’hoansi (Namibia, Fieldwork)

23. Lubukusu (Ithaca, Field Methods)

24. Masalit (NYC, Field Methods)

25. Medumba (NYC, Field Methods)

26. N|uu (South Africa, Fieldwork)

27. Okri/Cherepong (Ghana, Fieldwork, Field Methods)

28. Sasi (Botswana, Fieldwork)

29. Setswana (Botswana, course, Fieldwork)

30. Sherpa (NYC, Field Methods)

31. Shughni (NYC, Field Methods)

32. Shupamem (NYC, Field Methods)

33. Sinhala (NYC, Field Methods)

34. Songhay (NYC, Field Methods)

35. Spanish (NYC, Course, Paper)

36. Swahili (Ithaca, Course, Paper)

37. Thai (NYC, Field Methods)

38. Twi (Ghana, Course)

39. Tshila (Botswana, Fieldwork)

40. Wolof (Ithaca, Field Methods)

41. Yoruba (Ithaca, Course)

42. =Hoan (Botswana, Fieldwork)