The Endangered Language Archive (ELAR) is a digital repository preserving and publishing endangered language documentation materials from around the world. The materials we hold are digital, and are freely available (after free registration).
ELAR was originally funded by Arcadia
and is part of the Library
of SOAS University of London.
Click a region above to view browsable collections. To see all collections, click 'Search' at the centre.
Documentation of Isimjeeg Datooga
Richard Thomas Griscom
Audio-visual documentation of Isimjeeg Datooga, including elicited and natural speech, as well as a grammar sketch and dictionary....
Documentation of the Vlashki/Zheyanski Language ('RUO')
Zvjezdana Vrzić
Using audio/video and descriptive material and community-oriented publications and video clips, this collection documents the Vlashki/Zheyanski langua...
Documentation of house construction and terrace farming in Zargulla, an endangered Omotic language
Azeb Amha
Documentation of house construction and terrace farming in Zargulla, an endangered Omotic language....
Documenting Conversations in Tsuut'ina
Christopher Cox
Documenting spontaneous conversations between first-language speakers of Tsuut'ina, a Dene language spoken by members of the Tsuut'ina Nation in south...
Shangaji. A Maka or Swahili Language of Mozambique. Grammar, texts and wordlist
Maud Devos
Documentation of Shangaji, an endangered Bantu language spoken in the Nampula province of Mozambique....
Audio recordings and images of Bierebo speakers
Peter Budd
Speakers of the Bonkovio dialect of Bierebo, from Epi Island, Vanuatu. Over 120 audio files, plus images and translations of narratives into Bislama. ...
Recording and archiving Barayin (Jalkiya) language data
Joseph Lovestrand
Documentation of Barayin, a Chadic language of Chad....
Documentation of Danau, an endangered language of Myanmar (Burma)
Aung Si
Documenting Danau, an endangered language of Myanmar...
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Anyone can browse the ELAR catalogue of endangered language collections and can learn about the materials ELAR holds.
To listen and watch the recordings in the collections you need to register as a user and agree to the Terms and Conditions of using ELAR. Registration is free, and after registration all materials are openly accessible to you. Some sensitive materials require special access permissions, and as a registered user you can apply for access to these resources.
To apply for an account, you must provide your real name. We do not allow anonymous accounts or fictitious identities. Accounts for ordinary user access are automatically granted on application.
If you forgot your username or password, please contact elararchive@soas.ac.uk