<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div class="" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455277579497_52027"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455277579497_52029" class="">Dear
all, friends of languages and cultural diversity,<o:p id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455277579497_52031" class=""></o:p></span></div><div class="" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455277579497_52033"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455277579497_52035" class=""> </span></div><div class="" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455277579497_52037"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455277579497_52039" class="">You
have been in contact in the past, one way or another, with the Sorosoro
program, a program of documentation and promotion of endangered languages
around the world.<o:p id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455277579497_52041" class=""></o:p></span></div><div class="" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455277579497_52043"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455277579497_52045" class=""> </span></div><div class="" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455277579497_52047"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455277579497_52049" class="">The
program was created in 2008, and left in abeyance in the beginning of 2012,
because of a lack of funding. Thanks to the support of ASLAN (Advanced Studies
on Language complextity, University of Lyon 2), and the WOLACO association, we
were able to restart activities in early 2016, at least on the website. We are
thus very happy to welcome you on the brand new version of </span><a href="http://www.sorosoro.org/en" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455277579497_52051" class=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455277579497_52053" class="">www.sorosoro.org/en</span></a></div><div class="" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455277579497_52059"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455277579497_52061" class=""> </span></div><div class="" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455277579497_52018"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455277579497_52017" class="">Our
site is available in three languages (French, English and Spanish) ; it
contains over 3,000 pages of text, hundreds of videos, the localiztion of
5,500 Languages on interactive maps, a quiz, etc. It was completely rebuilt
throughout 2015 : its interface is now more suitable for the general
public (entries by continents on the homepage, in particular), but you will
also find there all the scientific data and articles collected over the years.<o:p id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455277579497_52064" class=""></o:p></span></div><div class="" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455277579497_52066"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455277579497_52068" class=""> </span></div><div class="" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455277579497_52070"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455277579497_52072" class="">The
site has always been very popular with people from all around the world, it
continued to be so in the years when it was inactive, and we are counting on
you to spread it around in your own netwroks. Thanks in advance !<o:p id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455277579497_52074" class=""></o:p></span></div><div class="" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455277579497_52076"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455277579497_52078" class=""> </span></div><div class="" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455277579497_52080"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455277579497_52082" class="">We also
ask you to be patient if you have tried to contact us in recent months :
as the site was under reconstruction we were not able to handle all your
messages, but we will in the coming weeks.<o:p id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455277579497_52084" class=""></o:p></span></div><div class="" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455277579497_52086"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455277579497_52088" class="">Also,
if you want to contribute by sending us articles, or give information about the
languages you know, do not hesitate to get in touch with us by mail or via
the "contact" tab on the website.<o:p id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455277579497_52090" class=""></o:p></span></div><div class="" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455277579497_52092"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455277579497_52094" class="">Lastly,
we are a small team of volunteers
working to sustain this program, if you have in your circles people who would
be ready to help out (to process all the requests we receive, to ensure the
promotion of the site, etc. .) ... all proposals are welcome!<o:p id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455277579497_52096" class=""></o:p></span></div><div class="" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455277579497_52098"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455277579497_52100" class=""> </span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455277579497_51306">
</div><div class="" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455277579497_52024" dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455277579497_52023" class="">Enjoy
your visit on <a href="http://www.sorosoro.org%21/" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455277579497_52020">www.sorosoro.org</a> !<o:p id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455277579497_52102" class=""></o:p></span></div><div class="" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455277579497_52024" dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" class=""><br></span></div><div class="" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455277579497_52024" dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" class="">Rozenn Milin</span></div><div class="" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455277579497_52024" dir="ltr"><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Program director</font></div><div class="" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455277579497_52024" dir="ltr"><br></div></div></body></html>