All #linguists must immediately watch #Kneecap

and so must everyone else.

(currently available on Netflix in the US at least)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27367464/

@linguistics #Gaelic #LanguageRevitalization #movies

My talk is tomorrow at 3 PM eastern, if learning about a textbook created as part of a community-engaged revitalization effort is your jam. #LanguageRevitalization #linguistics https://lingo.lol/@abdalian/113833860533484510

I'll be giving a talk at the American Philosophical Society on Thursday, January 23rd to discuss some of the successes and lessons learned from the creation and publication of the Tunica Language Textbook. The talk is on Zoom and is free but requires that you register at the link below. Feel free to register and attend if you're interested!

https://www.amphilsoc.org/events/just-one-more-quick-edit-lessons-making-tunica-language-textbook-andrew-abdalian

#linguistics #LanguageRevitalization

@linguistics

What is an extinct #language really?

Some thoughts on how Ubykh challenges the concepts of 'extinction' and 'revived' languages.

https://col.quora.com/How-do-extinct-languages-that-have-been-revived-acquire-new-vocabulary-For-example-how-do-Latin-Hebrew-Irish-Corn-2?ch=10&oid=1477743824712201&share=b58ddcc4&srid=urFul&target_type=answer

“Technology doesn’t save languages; people do it by speaking to each other, teaching, learning the language, writing stories, and singing songs.”

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-ai-presents-opportunities-and-challenges-to-indigenous-collaborators/

New blog post up on my support sites for patrons! News and updates about Nanih Bvlbancha and other #Indigenous arts updates on the #Bulbancha #NOLA #Louisiana coast.

https://ko-fi.com/ryntastic
https://www.patreon.com/elapufe

Also check out my updated shop for some new vinyl sticker designs!
https://ko-fi.com/ryntastic/shop

I’m thrilled to announce that I will be moving to #Philadelphia for a fellowship at the American Philosophical Society, where I will continue working on locating, building, and analyzing a corpus of #Tunica language documentation, as well as gathering all information I can on the history and culture of the Tunica-Biloxi people.

#linguistics #LanguageRevitalization #LanguageDocumentation

@linguistics

Ei voi toivo pettää! Alle Jahre wieder! The International Winter School of #Finno-Ugric studies will take place in Uppsala from 5 to 10 February 2024. More information at https://remodus.univie.ac.at/teaching-events/winter-school-2024/ .
#Uralic languages
#linguistics
#EndangeredLanguages
#LanguageRevitalization
#OldFinnish
#LanguageContact

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the best way to allocate time and effort in #LanguageRevitalization projects, and how best to organize those projects. Small organizational or interpersonal issues can have outsized impacts, especially on projects with limited personnel and ambitious goals.

If you know of any literature or personal advice that you’ve found useful in your language revitalization projects, let me know. I’d love recommendations.

@linguistics

I have been remiss in posting here that the #Tunica Language Textbook is published and available for purchase![1] Here’s the press release.[2]

If this sort of book is up your alley, have a look at it (you can preview it on Google Books)[3] and let me know what you think. Advice is crucial, as we’re planning a second textbook.

#LanguageRevitalization
#LanguageReclamation
#IndigenousLanguage

@linguistics

[1] https://iupress.org/9780253066329/rowinataworu-luhchi-yoroni-i-tunica-language-textbooki/

[2] https://www.tunicabiloxi.org/tunica-biloxi-tribe-of-louisiana-to-publish-textbook-to-aid-in-language-revitalization-efforts/

[3] https://www.google.com/books/edition/Rowinataworu_Luhchi_Yoroni_i_Tunica_Lang/iCiqEAAAQBAJ

Today is the first day of #Tunica language & culture summer camp, the first in-person camp since 2019. It’s been a while since I taught the language, having spent the last couple of years immersed in analysis of the documentation. I’m looking forward to getting back to engaging with the language in the present!

Also looking forward to seeing how much the kids I remember have grown and inevitably feeling old as a result.

Please consider donating: Help him fight back.

These White cosplayers stole an Indigenous language, copywrite it, & are now selling it back to the Indigenous community at exorbitant rates.

They recorded his grandmother speaking & now they are taking legal action to prevent him from accessing the language & *speaking his own language.* He is a language instructor.

#DataSovereignty
#Indigenous #Native #NativeAmericanLanguage #LanguageRevitalization #RayTakenalive

https://fundrazr.com/takenalive?ref=ab_43u20yPVM2S43u20yPVM2S

"Inuit are 85% of Nunavut population, & 70% of us have Inuktut as our mother tongue. Yet all the schools operate in English. Greenland runs an entire government in Inuit language. They’ve had an Inuit language school system since 1979. If they can do it, we can do it.

#LanguageRevitalization #Inuit #Nunavut #Indigenous

Thread Reader: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1635299909158191105.html

Do you speak an indigenous language or learning one?

Please boost to improve the results and increase the sample size.

Does anyone know where I can continue my Inuktitut studies online? The classes I was taking ended, and I don’t have anyone to practice with and I’m worried what little I do know will go away. #Inuktitut #Inuit #Inuk #LanguageRevitalization #Indigenous

My code was deployed on #Wikipedia! You can now type #Cherokee using Wikipedia's input tools. This is a transliteration style keyboard, so typing "tsalagi" turns into "ᏣᎳᎩ" which can be easier to use because it doesn't require memorizing a new keyboard layout. #indigenous #LanguageRevitalization #linguistics

Como parte de las actividades de revitalización y reclamo del zoque ayapaneco, estamos trabajando en distintos proyectos digitales, paralelo a otras acciones no digitales. En 2021 lazamos un bot en TW. En 2022, comenzamos los trabajos de una mediateca ayapaneca, que seguimos desarrollando aún. Y empezamos 2023 con el primer (no) Wordle ayapaneco.
Esperamos seguir con más proyectos en 2023-2024.

#languageReclamation
#LanguageRevitalization
#endangeredLanguages
#Linguistics

Hello, all! A brief #introduction post about us:

We're a collaborative online space for people to share knowledge & build community to support #LanguageRevitalization, and to uplift & celebrate #IndigenousLanguages and #EndangeredLanguages.

We offer free online classes in #LanguageDocumentation each year - our 2022 webinars just wrapped up! You can watch all the videos on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3jgRRJS

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We need a big #followfriday thread for #languagerevitalization and #indigenouslanguages people - where are y'all? Let's get everybody reconnected