23.3377, Media: Facebook in Kaqchikel

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Subject: 23.3377, Media: Facebook in Kaqchikel

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Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2012 14:47:06
From: Brent Henderson [bhendrsn at ufl.edu]
Subject: Facebook in Kaqchikel

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On the Day of the World's Indigenous People (August 9), Wuqu'Kawoq: 
Maya Health Alliance announced the availability of a free software 
plug-in that allows users to access Facebook's interface completely in 
the Kaqchikel language. The software can be downloaded at 
www.wachwuj.com. 

It is the result of collaboration between linguists Robert Henderson 
(McGill U.) and Juan Ajsinivac (Kaqchikel Colchi, Guatemala), and Dr. 
Peter Rohloff (Wuqu' Kawoq Medical Director), based on a script 
developed by Kevin Scannell (St. Louis U.)

The release has generated media buzz on Yahoo News as well as 
CNN Mexico.
 
http://news.yahoo.com/local-guatemala-language-soon-facebook-
193659871.html

http://mexico.cnn.com/videos/2012/08/08/el-nuevo-idioma-de-facebook

Wuqu'Kawoq: Maya Health Alliance is a Guatemala-based NGO 
focused on health and linguistic/cultural revitalization in rural Maya 
Communities. Learn more at www.wuqukawoq.org. 


Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics
                     Language Documentation






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