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Linguist François Grosjean debunks a few stereotypes on multilingualism and suggests new definition

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Videos

Off to a different part of the world this week to discover the family of Aramaic languages, descendants of the language spoken by Jesus Christ. Nowadays these languages are spoken by a few communities in Mesopotamia… and the Paris area. Interview with Father Yakup Aydin, from the Syriac church of the city of Montfermeil.

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Also two new videos in Mpongwe now subtitled in English: a little tune by Henriette-Françoise Carret, and the days of the week in Mpongwe.

Agenda

May 9-14, 2011: The School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) to organize its annual Week of Endangered Languages, London.

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June 6, 2011: Application deadline for the Chamiza foundation grants to be awarded to programs in support cultural continuity in the 19 Pueblo tribes of New Mexico.

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Soropedia

Our « Language Encyclopaedia » home to 4 new language description sheets:

– 2 Tupi-Guarani languages (available in French for the moment…): Mbyá (spoken in Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay) and Tapiete (spoken in Argentina, Paraguay and Bolivia)

– 2 Australian languages: Kija (Jarrakan family) and Ngarinyman (Macro Pama Nuyngan family)

And as always…

A new word of the fortnight online as we speak: BIRTH. All translations welcome!

A beautiful week to all of you,

The Sorosoro crew

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