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.
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Initial Documentation of Na'ahai, a language of Malakula, Vanuatu
Anastasia Riehl
Documentation of Na'ahai in the form of a basic grammatical sketch as well as a transcribed and translated collection of audio and video recordings of...
A documentation of Bati language and oral traditions
Emmanuel Ngue Um
Documentation of Bati language and oral traditions....
The Endangered Papuan Languages of Merauke-Indonesia: ethnobiological and linguistic documentation
I Wayan Arka
Ethnobiological documentation of the Papuan languages Marori and Smärky Kanum....
Nana Agyeman
Audio, video and text corpus of Effutu, a severely under-documented Guang (Kwa) language from coastal Ghana....
Middle Chulym (Ös dili): a Turkic Language of Siberia
David Harrison
Documentation of Middle Chulym. Includes unedited video, audio, photos, lexica, interviews and field notes; processed, edited and annotated recordings...
A pan-dialectal documentation of Wik-Ngathan and Wik-Ngatharr: Cape York Peninsula, Australia
Louise Ashmore
Wik-Ngathan and Wik-Ngatharr/Wik-Alken are Paman language varieties spoken on the west coast of Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Australia....
The Gorwaa Noun Phrase: Toward a Description of the Gorwaa Language
Andrew Harvey
Gorwaa is an undocumented language, spoken by approximately 15,000 individuals in Babati District, Manyara Region, Tanzania....
Jewish Iraqi spoken language documentation
Eli Timan
... personal stories, songs and descriptions of life in Iraq in the first half of the twentieth century, as told by Jewish Iraqi informants in London,...
Kagate (Syuba), an endangered Tibeto-Burman language of Nepal
Lauren Gawne
A multimedia documentation of Kagate, a Tibeto-Burman language of Nepal....
Documentation of the Beth Qustan Dialect of the Central Neo-Aramaic language, Turoyo
Mikael Oez
Documentation of the Beth Qustan dialect of the Central Neo-Aramaic, Turoyo speaking community in Tur 'Abdin, focusing on vernacular tales....
Textual and Lexical Documentation of Ixcatec, Oaxaca, Mexico
Denis Costaouec
Documenting Ixcatec, a highly endangered Otomanguean language of Oaxaca, Mexico....
James Slotta
This project documents the dialects and languages spoken in a portion of the Yupna region of Papua New Guinea....
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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.
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If you forgot your username or password, please contact elararchive@soas.ac.uk