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Sorosoro – May 23, 2011
Read: the recognition of Haitian Creole
See: sand dollars, in the Benga language
and much more!
Blog
Off to Haiti, where Jeannot Fritz Berg speaks to us about his language: Haitian Creole, which had long been disparaged, progressively gained recognition through education, official acknowledgement and literature.
New videos
We’re still among the Benga, a community of Gabon largely depending on marine resources for its livelihood. After last week’s video on turtles, we now turn to crabs: a young trapper tells us about their plight, and through them the plight of the Benga…
News
Read an interview of Quechua author Gloria Caceres Vargas on the publication of her bilingual Quechua-Spanish collection of short stories: Wiñay suyasqayki, Te esperaré siempre (“I will always be waiting for you”). This exchange gives her the opportunity to comment on the state of Quechua and other Amerindian languages in Peru.
Agenda
June 10, 2011: Application deadline for linguist position at Aboriginal Language Centre, Australia
June 10-12, 2011: Marquesas Islands songs and dances, Musée du Quai Branly, Paris. A new event part of the Festival de l’Imaginaire to include in your diary !
Soropedia
3 new language description sheets:
– Two languages of Brazil: Ava-Canoeiro (Tupi family) and Kadiwéu (Guaycuruan family)
– An isolate of Australia: Garrwa
And as always…
The word of the fortnight is still awaiting your numerous translations: « Tail ».
And a new updated Soroquiz on our homepage…
A beautiful week to all of you!
The Sorosoro team
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