ELL: Requesting your assistance

[Brambila-Rojo Orencio-Francisco]

from Mexico,
We have 56 endangered languages (more or less) the
political problem is with tzeltales, tzotziles and
lacandones (Chiapas and EZLN) but nahuatl
(yuto-aztecan language) and otomi (otopame language)
could be good exemples. Boths are accessible near the
big cities. Both are spoken and written.

Regards

Francisco BRAMBILA

--- "Akira Y. Yamamoto" <akira at ku.edu> wrote:
> Dear ELLers:
> 	Discovery Channel, the world's leading non-fiction
> entertainment
> channel dedicated to helping people explore the
> world, will form a
> promotional partnership with the United Nations
> Educationa, Scientific and
> Cultural Organizaiton (UNESCO) aimed at generating
> awareness for endangered
> languages and cultural heritage.  To this end,
> Discovery Channel plans to
> produce the ginettes/films of up to 2 minutes in
> length each related to
> language preservation and the value of languages
> both as a means of
> communication and expression of cultural identity.
> UNESCO/Discovery
> Channel need to have 2~4 examples of endangered
> language communities in
> each of the countries listed below.  We are asked to
> provide such examples
> of endangered languages to be filmed and they want
> examples:
> (1) that will be illustrative in order to appeal to
> the general public,
> (2) that have accessible contact persons,
> (3) that will not create any political problem with
> the concerned government,
> (4) that may include spoken, written, or sign
> language,
> (5) and that the language community is trying to
> maintain, vitalize or
> revitalize their languages.
>
> The geographical areas they are looking for are:
>
> Great Britain/UK/Ireland
> Western EuropeNordic
> Eastern Europe/Baltics
> Middle East/Turkey/Africa
> Taiwan
> Malaysia
> Korea
> China
> Argentina
> Mexico
> Venezuela
>
> Could anyone help identify such endangered
> languages/language communities?
> Many thanks, Akira
>
>
>
> Akira Y. Yamamoto
> The University of Kansas
> Department of Anthropology
> Fraser Hall 622
> 1415 Jayhawk Blvd.
> Lawrence, KS 66045-7556
> Phone: (785) 864-2645
> FAX: (785) 864-5224
> Anthropology: http://www.ukans.edu/~kuanth/
> Linguistics: http://www.linguistics.ukans.edu/
>
>


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