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Sorosoro – September 30, 2011
2011, year of the French Overseas – Sorosoro takes a look at the languages of New Caledonia
Kanak Languages
Video
Here’s the first video of our new cycle on the Kanak languages: an interview with educator and activist Marie-Adèle Jorédié who tells us about her relation to her language, Xârâcùù, and the need to have it handed down.
Blog
Jacques Vernaudon, senior lecturer in Oceanic linguistics at the University of New Caledonia, speaks on the slow recognition of the Kanak languages and their first steps in classrooms.
Soropedia
Further delvers please refer to our introduction on Kanak languages, as well as our description sheets on Xârâcùù and Xârâgurè – two of France’s 75 languages!
Agenda
October 14, 2011: Recovering Voices Program manager application deadline, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, USA
News
September 22, 2011: EU Court of Justice ruling in favor of the retransmission in Germany of Kurdish language programs broadcasted from Denmark.
September 25, 2011: Regional French daily Ouest-France reports on a possible collaboration between Rennes 2 University’s Breton and Celtic Research Center (CRBC), and Harvard University.
Videos subtitled in Spanish
Three more videos available this week for our Spanish-speaking friends, on the Akele language (Gabon): a presentation of the language and the reasons for its decline.
Bearing in mind…
Please keep sending in your contributions to the word of the fortnight, “mouth“… to be translated in all tongues!
And an updated Soroquiz available on our homepage…
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