Indigenous languages on twitter

[s.t. bischoff]

Hi all,

We're still collecting data regarding endangered and indigenous languages
and technology...this is exactly the kind of thing we are trying to look at.
If you are using twitter or any other technology (including older technology
like books) we'd appreciate you're help. You can access our surveys here

http://users.ipfw.edu/bischofs/ling/langsurvey/survey1home.html

We hope to use these preliminary surveys to develop much longer surveys to
be implemented in the field at a later date. Any comments or suggestions are
welcome.

Thanks,
Shannon

On Sat, Mar 19, 2011 at 4:37 PM, Kevin Scannell <kscanne at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi LaToya,
>   The main page lists the languages that are currently supported (38
> languages):
>  http://indigenoustweets.com/
>
>   If you click on any of the rows in that table, for instance the row for
> Anishinaabemowin/Ojibwe, you'll be taken to a new page
> that looks like this:
>  http://indigenoustweets.com/oj/
>
>  This lists all of the people tweeting in the Ojibwe.
>
> I can in theory add any language to the system.   Send me an
> email if you'd like your language to be added - I'd be happy to
> do so!
>
> Slán,
> Kevin
>
>
> On Sat, Mar 19, 2011 at 3:18 PM, LaToya Hinton <llynnh at email.arizona.edu>
> wrote:
> > Hi guys,
> >
> > Does anyone know if they have this for specific languages ? There looks
> to
> > be a group of indigenous language tweeters but for which indigenous
> > languages?
> >
> >    LH
> >
> > -- NAMA Student
> >    Linguistics Department
> >    University of Arizona
> >
> > On Sat, Mar 19, 2011 at 6:57 AM, Kevin Scannell <kscanne at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Thanks Phil - I've done some test tweets with different Unicode
> >> scripts and everything
> >> seems to be handled correctly by twitter, including search.   If you
> >> do end up creating
> >> an account, send me a note and I'll add you to the Indigenous Tweets
> site.
> >>
> >> Kevin
> >>
> >> On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 5:44 PM, Phillip E Cash Cash
> >> <cashcash at email.arizona.edu> wrote:
> >> > Awesome work Kevin!  This is much needed info.  It will go a long way
> to
> >> > raise awareness.  I've been planning to start an endangered Nez Perce
> >> > language twitter sometime soon...(sometime soon=whenever).  Just need
> to
> >> > know if twitter supports unicode or the like.
> >> >
> >> > l8ter,
> >> > Phil
> >> >
> >> > On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 2:48 PM, Kevin Scannell <kscanne at gmail.com>
> >> > wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> Dia dhaoibh,
> >> >>
> >> >> I just created a new site which shows who is using Twitter in
> >> >> a number of indigenous and minority languages around
> >> >> the world:
> >> >>
> >> >> http://indigenoustweets.com/
> >> >>
> >> >> I'm hoping it provides a way for small language groups
> >> >> to connect online.
> >> >>
> >> >> I also started a blog to go along with it:
> >> >>
> >> >> http://indigenoustweets.blogspot.com/
> >> >>
> >> >> For the blog, I'm planning on interviewing people who are
> >> >> using technology and social media for language
> >> >> revitalization.   Please contact me if that describes you,
> >> >> especially if you use twitter in your language!
> >> >>
> >> >> Kevin
> >> >
> >> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > NAMA Student
> > Linguistics Department
> > University of Arizona
> >
> >
>
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