Taiwan: Revival Of Disappearing Indigenous Languages (fwd link)

[Phillip E Cash Cash]

August 7, 2012

Taiwan: Revival Of Disappearing Indigenous Languages

Indigenous groups in Taiwan launch language revival programs, starting on
family-level. The programs further collect oral histories from elders to
preserve stories and traditions.

Several indigenous groups in Taiwan have launched their own language
revival programs as part of an ROC Council of Indigenous Peoples initiative
to save aboriginal languages facing extinction.

Master-apprentice programs have been organized to boost the acquisition and
use of Kanakanavu, Saaroa, Sakizaya and the Rukai dialects of Mantauran and
Tona.

The method aims to have the languages spoken first in families, then
between neighbors and eventually in tribal meetings, a CIP official said,
adding that researchers have found that languages are best preserved within
families and in daily communication.

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