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.
The Antia Whistling Language: documenting language use and language activism
Sophie Salffner
A Greek whistling language used by the people of Antia in southern Euboia, Greece, to communicate with one another in their mountainous village....
Andrey Filchenko
Documenting three critically endangered Turkic languages native to South-Western Siberia in Russia: Bachat Teleut, Eushta-Chat (Tomsk Tatar), and Mele...
Koryak Ethnopoetics: Stories from Herders and Maritime Villagers
Alexander D. King
Documenting two varieties of Koryak (Kamchatka, Russia) that have been ignored by contemporary linguists....
Documentation and description of the Laitu language with a focus on endangered cultural practices
Muhammad Zakaria
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Videography-Based Documentation of Kere (Papua New Guinea) in Sociocultural Perspective
Andrea Berez
Kere is a Chimbu-Waghi language of Simbu Province, Papua New Guinea....
A Documentation of Cashibo-Cacataibo of San Alejandro (Pano) with a Focus on Information Structure
Daniel Valle
Documentation of Cashibo-Cacataibo (CBR), an endangered Panoan language spoken by 1500 people in Peru....
Documentation of Sihan, an endangered language of Borneo
Peter Puxon
Documentation of the Sihan language focusing on hunting narratives, taboos, prohibitions and customary practices of the Sihan people in Belaga distric...
Iquito–Castellano and Castellano–Iquito Dictionary
Christine Beier
Bilingual dictionary, based on the knowledge of Jaime Pacaya Inuma, Hermenegildo Díaz Cuyasa, Ligia Inuma Inuma, and Ema Llona Yareja; edited by Lev...
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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