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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>It's the first time I post to this list. I'm an Italian mother-tongue
translator and interpreter. </DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm involved in a volunteer project: you can get
additional infos it on the website <A
href="http://www.consulman.com">www.consulman.com</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I received a call last week from the organizer of
this project, which is about the poem "The Canticle of the Creatures" (ca. 1250
CE) by St. Francis.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>They're trying to have as more translations as they
can of the famous poem. The translations will be printed and bound in art books,
that will take part in a contest and exhibition in Macerata (Italy), in year
2002. Then they will be distributed in public libraries around the world (the
book will not be for sale). </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Last year they did the same thing with the poem
"L'infinito" by Italian 18-th century poet Giacomo Leopardi. The exhibition
then moved to Germany and France. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>But you can check all these things on the website.
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>They called me to ask If I had any contacts with
people who could translate the "The Canticle of the Creatures" in Native
American languages and different "rare" languages, and that's why I'm writing to
you. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV>It's also a good chance to let the world know there are languages other
than European ones. </DIV>
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<DIV>The translators will not be paid (it's a volunteer work), but their names
will appear on the books with the translation. </DIV>
<DIV>The languages I'm looking for are: </DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Afghani - Albanian (Tosco - Ghego) - Armenian
- Basque - Berberian - Birmani - Blackfoot - Breton - Caldeo - Cambodian -
Cherokee - Cheyenne - Chinese (Mongolian - Manchu) - Cingalese - Cree - Creek -
Copto - Cornish - Kurd - Estonian - Ethiopic - Irish Gaelic - Scottish
Gaelico - Welsh - Georgian - Javanese - Ancient Greek - Hindi
(various dialects - Urdu - Santali - Tamil - Teluga - Bengali ecc…) - Hopi
- Iranian - Icelandeic - Lakota - Dakota - Nakota - Laotian - Latvian -
Lituanian - - Macedonian- Manx (Isle of Man) - Maori - Mapuche - Mohawk -
Moldavian - Navajo - Nepalese - Parsi (Pakistan) - Russian (Ucrainian) - Saami -
Sanskrit - Serbian - Siriac - Somali - Tibetan - Uzbeki</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>plus any other Native American or tribal language.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>So, after all these words, if you want to help
me in this, I thank you very much. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If interested, I will send you the poem text (about
250 words) in the original Italian and/or English / French / German / Spanish.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Any comments and ideas are welcome. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Best regards,</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dr. Marco Massignan<BR>English>Italian
Translations<BR>ph/fax +39-035-905488<BR>mobile +39-0347-9348198<BR>Email: <A
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