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.
Stories from the Saltwater as told by the old Marra ladies
Greg Dickson
Documentation of Marra, a language of Northern Australia with five elderly speakers left....
Kurtöp language documentation in Bhutan
Gwendolyn Hyslop
Documenting Kurtöp, an endangered language of Lhüntse, Bhutan....
Documentation and description of Paresi-Haliti (Arawak)
Ana Paula Brandao
Documenting Paresi-Haliti (Arawak), an endangered language of Brazil, spoken by 3000 people....
An audio-visual documentation of Chamalal, a language of Dagestan (Russia)
Kristian Roncero
Documenting TAM in the verbal morphology of Chamalal, an Andic language of the Russian Caucasus, focusing on informal economy; traditional lifestyle ...
Boorrb-goo jemang joodi-joodib ngalamberrmi?': 'Have you finished writing quickly on the paper?
Frances Kofod
Documenting Gajirrabeng language from the East Kimberley, Western Australia, recorded from fluent speakers Daisy Jandoony, Paddy Carlton and Mignonett...
Documentation of Negidal, a nearly extinct Northern Tungusic language of the Lower Amur
Brigitte Pakendorf
This project focuses on the documentation of Negidal, a highly moribund Northern Tungusic language nowadays spoken by only a handful of individuals on...
Andrey Filchenko
Documenting three critically endangered Turkic languages native to South-Western Siberia in Russia: Bachat Teleut, Eushta-Chat (Tomsk Tatar), and Mele...
Antoine Guillaume
Audio and video recordings with transcriptions and photos of speakers of Reyesano, a language spoken in Reyes, Bolivia....
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. ...
Documentation of Zauzou, an endangered language in China
Yu Li
A collection of audio and video recordings of Zauzou, a Loloish language spoken in Yunnan, China, including annotated and unannotated Zauzou discouse,...
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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