Waorani documentation project
Language: Waorani
Depositor: Casey High
Location: Ecuador
Summary of deposit
This project involves the description and documentation of Waorani (Wao-terero), an indigenous language of Amazonian Ecuador. It aims to provide a comprehensive documentation of the still unclassified language and culture of the approximantely 2,000 Waorani living in the Amazonian region of Ecuador. The project will consist of transcribed and translated video recordings covering a wide variety of cultural practices and discourse genres ranging from traditional ceremonies and practices to everyday conversation as well as a preliminary lexical database and grammatical sketch. The results of this project will be of interest not only to academics but also to the Waorani who have a keen interest in documenting their culture.Basic info
Documentation period:
01/09/2010 - 01/09/2013
Endangered Languages Documentation Programme (ELDP)
Language name:
Waorani
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Catalogue description:
... description and documentation of the language and culture of Waorani (Wao-terero), an indigenous language of Amazonian Ecuador. There are about 2,000 speakers.
Summary of deposit:
This project involves the description and documentation of Waorani (Wao-terero), an indigenous language of Amazonian Ecuador. It aims to provide a comprehensive documentation of the still unclassified language and culture of the approximantely 2,000 Waorani living in the Amazonian region of Ecuador. The project will consist of transcribed and translated video recordings covering a wide variety of cultural practices and discourse genres ranging from traditional ceremonies and practices to everyday conversation as well as a preliminary lexical database and grammatical sketch. The results of this project will be of interest not only to academics but also to the Waorani who have a keen interest in documenting their culture.
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Ecuador
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