The promise was made weeks ago, and this is it, all the Sorosoro videos that were only available in English and French so far will now be subtitled in Spanish.<\/p>\n
We start with Kaqchikel<\/strong>, a Mayan language of Guatemala<\/strong>, and kick off with 2 videos on the Maya New Year<\/a>, as celebrated to this day in the Guatemalan mountains.<\/p>\n Next week we will continue with 3 other newly subtitled videos, within the same series : a presentation of Kaqchikel by linguist Nikte Sis Iboy, an interview on the decline of the language, and a video on colour symbolism in the Maya New Year ceremony\u2026<\/p>\n Happy hunting to all our fellow speakers of Spanish!<\/p>\n \n Soropedia<\/strong><\/p>\n Still in our focus on the languages of Latin America, we\u2019re granting our Language Encyclopedia with four Mayan languages spoken in Mexico, Guatemala and Belize<\/strong>: Mayan (Yukateko)<\/a>, Lakantun<\/a>, Mopan<\/a> and Ch’ol<\/a>. Take a look and find out what there is to know on these languages of the ancient Maya empire…<\/p>\n \n Agenda<\/strong><\/p>\n Remember the conference on \u00ab\u00a0Endangered languages, voices and images<\/strong> \u00bb in Quito, Ecuador<\/strong>, from September 7 to 9<\/strong>. A fascinating topic for all Sorolovers, in an amazing location no less…!<\/p>\n Read article<\/a><\/p>\n If you\u2019re in Paris<\/strong>, you still have up to October 2 to discover the fabulous \u00ab\u00a0Maya, from dawn to dusk<\/strong> \u00bb exhibition at the quai Branly museum<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Read article<\/a><\/p>\n \n We\u2019re joined by poet and professor Mohamed Hamza<\/strong> for a talk on Tamasheq<\/strong>, Berber language of the Tuareg<\/strong>, in North Africa. This week\u2019s video addresses the words of the desert<\/strong>, where you\u2019ll learn for instance the different meanings of the word Tenere…<\/p>\n See video<\/a><\/p>\n \n August 9, 2011: article in the Times of India <\/em>on a linguistic survey<\/strong> aiming to study over 800 languages of India<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Read article<\/a><\/p>\n August 9, 2011: The National Science Foundation<\/strong> (NSF) and National Endowment for the Humanities<\/strong> announce their grant awards, USA.<\/p>\n Read article<\/a><\/p>\n \n September 15, 2011<\/strong>: Paper submission deadline for the 5th ASEAN Linguistic Conference<\/strong>, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia<\/strong>).<\/p>\n Read article<\/a><\/p>\n \n The word of the fortnight<\/a>, eager for translations and comments on the cultural perceptions of colors: \u00ab\u00a0Green<\/strong> \u00bb.<\/p>\n And an updated Soroquiz<\/strong> available on our homepage<\/a>…<\/p>\n \n A beautiful week to all of you,<\/strong><\/p>\n The Sorosoro crew<\/p>\n Supported by<\/p>\nNew videos<\/h5>\n
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