From mid-July to mid-August, our team is taking a break… Therefore we will not be sending this newsletter for a month, but don’t forget to visit our website! We’ll keep posting new videos every week, subtitled in English, French and Spanish!

New Videos

We’re still with Moussa Ag Keyna for a new song in Tamasheq, the language of Tuaregs. This week he offers us a love song: Tallyat Idaght / This Girl. Next week, he will evoke the struggle for the recognition of Tuareg identity. And then a few thematic videos on Tamasheq vocabulary will follow… Stay tuned!

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Blog

Linguist Thorsten Renk takes us to the universe of J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings‘ famous author whose stories were written for the languages he invented rather than the reverse. Elvish languages, and the debates they spark between linguists and speakers, perfectly illustrate our series on constructed languages…

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News

June 2011: Wade Davis’ « The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the a Modern World » published in French. The author pays a tribute to these people said to live in better harmony with their environment ; and considers alternative solutions for threats to biological and cultural diversity alike.

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June 23, 2011: Australian government announces $47 million budget for Aboriginal cultures.

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June 26, 2011: Tahiti press reports discontent upon withdrawal of Tahitian teaching qualification.

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Soropedia

3 new language description sheets:

– a Mayan language, Ch’orti’, spoken in Guatemala and Honduras (in French).

– a Chapacuran langue spoken in Brazil: Wari’, one of the last, if not the last, Chapacuran language still alive (in French).

– and Jaminjung, also one of the last spoken Mindi languages of Australia.

Not Forgetting…

A new word of the fortnight, to be translated to infinity: « Universe » .

A beautiful week to all of you!

The Sorosoro crew

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