Browse Exhibits (8 total)
The Sakun Language
Welcome to a case study on the Sakun language!
This is the trailer for a documentary on youtube by Nicholas David on the Sakun people titled The 13 Months of Sukur (the full version of the documentary can be found here). If you listen closely, you can hear snippets of the Sakun language during certain clips of the video (example: 0:32-0:41)!
The Yucuna Language
This is an exhibit on Yucuna, an Arawakan language.
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The Irish Gaelic language
Irish Gaelic language ENG 318 language endangerment class project
The Romansh Language
(Zumbühl, 2005)
This is a webpage dedicated to information about the endangerment of the Romansh language, as well as some interesting aspects of the language, and finally the outlook for the language in the future
The Choctaw Language
This is an exhibit about Choctaw, an endangered Native North American language.
A monument in Midletown, Ireland honoring the Choctaw for their contribution to the Irish people during the potato famine of the 1840s. Image originally published on CNN.
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The Ainu Language
Ainu アィヌ
Nestled on the island of Hokkaido in Northern Japan, lies the Ainu language. A language considered critically endanger by UNESCO and held alive by two surviving fluent speakers.
Though the Ainu language is near extinciton, it is not without attempts to resuscitate. The Ainu people are proactively establishing a base for the language to reawaken by making broadcasts, museums, and educational programs to keep their indigenous heritage alive.
The Hawaiian Language
My Omeka project for English 318 about the history, endangerment, and revitalisation of the Hawaiian language.