Blog

Linguist Alexandre François takes us to Vanuatu, an archipelago that is very much representative of the exuberant linguistic diversity of Melanesia. And he discusses the causes of the diversification in 106 contemporary languages of the same common ancestor, known as Proto-Oceanic…

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New videos

Returning to Senegal, we listen to a first tale in the Menik language by Aminata Camara, freshly translated : « the orphan avenged by the forest » !

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News

May 19, 2011: The Guardian published an article on a children’s book in Tlingit, an Alaskan language with only 500 speakers left.

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May 30 – June 1, 2011: UNESCO joint expert group meeting towards guidelines on language policies, Paris.

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Agenda

June 4, 2011: the Polyglot Club offered to party in every language, in Paris… Those who missed the opportunity can learn more about this network of active multilinguals and its original initiatives !

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June 10, 2011: Application deadline for linguist position at Wangka Maya Pilbara Aboriginal Language Centre, Australia.

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Soropedia

3 new language description sheets:

– Santiagueño Quechua, a variety of Quechua spoken in Argentina.

– Svan, an endangered Kartvelian language from the Georgian Caucasus.

– And Leco, a Bolivian isolate recently rediscovered when it was believed to be extinct.

Not forgetting…

The current word of the fortnight is still awaiting your inspired translations : « To Dream ».

And an updated Soroquiz on our homepage…

A beautiful week to all of you !

The Sorosoro crew

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