Indigenous Languages
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Māori has become a vital part of the New Zealander’s lifestyle. Originally it was the language of the indigenous natives of the islands. For a time, it was the official and commercial language of New Zealand, until it was replaced by the... more
1 Versión papel ISBN: 9788471124418 1ª edición Fecha de Edición: Enero 1, 1999 No. de páginas: 256 Dimensiones: 170 x 240 mm 2 Versión ebook ISBN: 9788471125736 1ª edición Fecha de Edición: Mayo 10, 2010 Formato: PDF Luis Enrique... more
Task-based language teaching (TBLT) is a pedagogical approach that involves identifying real-world tasks that learners need to be able to do in the target language and then developing classroom-appropriate, context-specific versions of... more
The Mental Lexicon (journal). G. Jarema & G. Libben (eds.). John Benjamins Publishing Company. ISSN 1871-1340
The experiences of a community of people learning and teaching Lenape in Pennsylvania provide insights into the complexities of current ways of talking and acting about language reclamation. We illustrate how Native and non-Native... more
Texte d'introduction au dossier « Traduction et autochtonie au Canada » publié dans la revue Trahir. La première série comprend des textes de Katie Moore, Anne-Marie Rivard, Kelly Oliel, Marie-France Baveye, Philippe Charland et Jean... more
Revitalisasi bahasa Tobati berbasis sekolah di Kota Jayapura bertujuan memperkenalkan kembali, mengajarkan, dan mempopulerkan bahasa Tobati supaya bisa digunakan dalam komunikasi sehari-hari.
Here we present research resulting from a tribal-academic collaboration between the Chickasaw Language Revitalization Program (CLRP) and the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA). This collaboration began three years ago, with a UTA... more
Previous work on Inuit has analyzed the morpheme pi as a ‘dummy root’ or ‘empty stem’; a morphological or phonological filler which satisfies a language-specific requirement that words contain lexical roots. We argue instead that pi is a... more
In previous studies carried out about the linguistic and cultural situation of indigenous communities, we have identified the gap in traditional circuits of production and reproduction of indigenous languages as one of the main reasons... more
This study examines the background and motivations of first through fourth semester university-level Native American language learners at the University of Oklahoma. A survey of ten questions collected data concerning demographic... more
Lexical markers basically constitute the Tense-Aspect of T'boli and Bahasa Indonesia/Malaysia. This is different in other Philippine-type languages which utilize a grammaticalized aspectual marking. This study provides a comparative... more
Four stars in the night sky have been formally recognised by their Australian Aboriginal names. The names include three from the Wardaman people of the Northern Territory and one from the Boorong people of western Victoria. The Wardaman... more
Firstly, the Roman Catholic «prehistory» of contact between the Panoan groups of Bolivian Amazonia and Jesuit, Franciscan and lay clergy missionaries is described. The paper then analyses the continuity of the evangelization process by... more
Brasil revela uma ainda muito pouco conhecida diversidade de línguas e falas, sobretudo se adentrarmos o universo das línguas e dizeres ameríndios, resistentes e sobreviventes. É uma diversidade silenciada, pelo Estado, missões, meios de... more
This book is one of the most comprehensive and up-to-date works on language policy and education in Uganda. It helps us account for changes in language and education in Uganda. One captivating aspect that this book brings to the limelight... more
In Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe language), Kipimoojikewin refers to our inheritance, or the things we carry with us. While Anishinaabemowin, Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) pedagogy and research practices are all part of our inheritance, so too is a... more
Atong is a Tibeto-Burman language spoken in Northeast India and Bangladesh. In this dictionary, Seino van Breugel provides a rigorous, well-illustrated and well-referenced lexical description of the language, making this book of great... more
The preparation for an adult Indigenous language learning journey is explored in this article by blending autoethnography with Indigenous research methods. Themes such as spiritual preparation, truth in telling one's family stories, the... more
This monograph on the languages of the Pembina and Turtle Mountain Bands of North Dakota and the Little Shell Tribe of Montana was published by the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana.
"My Father Was Told to Talk to the Environment First Before Anything Else" Arctic Environmental Education in the Language of the Land, Chapter 16 (pp 285-298) in Fields of Green: Restorying Culture, Environment, and Education” by... more
En las frases posesivas del wayuunaiki, el poseído antecede al poseedor y exhibe un prefijo que concuerda con éste: nü-tüna Luuka 'el brazo de Lucas'. En las frases preposicionales, la preposición antecede al complemento y exhibe un... more
This paper examines the history and background of Coastal Salish oral literature and the work of Native American storyteller Johnny Whis.Stem.Men.Knee Moses. The paper discusses the state of preservation of the Salishan languages in the... more
http://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783662481585 This chapter looks into the interplay of indigenous education and global citizenship in the Philippines. The country is one of the first nations in Asia to have passed a law recognizing the... more
Part 1 of the first ever coursebook of Honduran Lenca. See also http://tushik.org/kotik-molka-niwamal-i/ . In Spanish.
[PT] Este trabalho apresenta, de forma resumida, uma revisão do panorama lingüístico no Brasil, numa abordagem que discute a situação das línguas minoritárias brasileiras. Especial atenção é dada ao seu desenvolvimento ao longo do tempo.... more
The new millennium began with a strong hope for success through collaboration in globalization. People were told that globalization would bring a significant boost in transportation, communication, and information, which would contribute... more
This article presents an overview of linguistic efforts aimed at a description of the Poqomchi’ language (Mayan family, Guatemala). This language remains one of the least documented languages in the Mayan family despite the almost... more
It has been predicted that, by the end of the XXI century, approximately half of 7000 World languages will be extinct (Austin and Sallabank 2014, 2). Some more pessimistic sources provide an extinction rate by the end of the century up to... more
Se describen las principales construcciones posesivas en guajito/wayuunaiki: (a) diferencias morfológicas entre nombres absolutos (alienables) y nombres relativos (inalienables), los prefijos para indicar la persona y número del poseedor,... more