More about the Alutiiq Language Program (fwd link)

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More about the Alutiiq Language Program

Published: Wednesday, April 13, 2011, 2:09 PM
BY ELISABETH DUNHAM
USA

The nationally funded Alutiiq Language Program on Kodiak Island began
documenting the area's native language about four years ago.

As part of the program, fluent elders and "semi-fluent" speakers are brought
in to speak the language while staff members make digital and audio
recordings. Elders also are helping to develop new words in the Sugpiaq
language for modern things such as "computer," "cellphone" and "elevator"

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http://www.oregonlive.com/living/index.ssf/2011/04/more_about_the_alutiiq_languag.html
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