Full name: Aklilu Yilma

Education attended:

BA in Linguistics, AAU, 1983

MA in Linguistics, AAU (1988)

Academic rank: Associate Professor (2000)

Working for AAU: Since 1984

Administrative position held: Research Unit Head, IES

Research interest:

Description and comparative analysis of little-known languages of Ethiopia

Recent publications:

• 2009 ‘Jargon of Chat Chewers’ Lissan: Journal of African Languages and Linguistics, Vol. XIX, No. 1, PP 23-39.
• 2006 ‘Comparative Phonology of the Maji Languages’, Journal of Ethiopian Studies, Vol.  XXXVI, No. 2.  pp. 65-83.