Global Voices in Aymara: Preserving Indigenous Language Online (fwd link)

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Global Voices in Aymara: Preserving Indigenous Language Online

Posted By Eduardo Avila On 1 August 2011 @ 17:41 pm

This post is part of our special coverage on Languages and the Internet.

One of the newest Global Voices Lingua sites is also its first in an
indigenous language, Aymara. This native language is spoken by more
than 2 million people across the Andes, especially in Bolivia and
Peru, where it is among the official languages. There are also people
who speak Aymara in parts of Chile and Argentina, as well as in the
Aymara diaspora.

The first translation of Global Voices in Aymara was published in
September 2009 and continued with intermittent publication for the
next year. Once Victoria Tinta took the helm as editor, the site began
to produce regular translations from Global Voices in Spanish to
Aymara. In addition to proofreading and formatting translations,
Victoria has been responsible for recruiting and coordinating the team
of volunteer translators. In all, there are have been 21 volunteers
who have contributed with a translation, and there is a core group of
approximately one dozen who have produced regular translations.

Access full article below:
http://globalvoicesonline.org/2011/08/01/global-voices-in-aymara-preserving-indigenous-languages-online/