ON THE NET -- Teaching Indigenous Languages: An Essential Reference.(Brief...

Language, Learning & Technology;  May 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ......grew out of a series of symposia on indigenous languages that began in 1994. The goals of...effectively American Indian and other indigenous languages in and out of the classroom; * to...teaching American Indian and other indigenous languages; and * to disseminate through the...

Formosan

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics;      13 words ...Formosan. The indigenous languages of Taiwan, which form a branch of Austronesian .

Mugabe Urges Development of National Languages

Xinhua English Newswire;  July 17, 1997 ;     241 words ......today called for the development of indigenous languages, saying this is vital of enhancing...Languages Association here, said indigenous languages should be used in all social, political...and functional capacity of our indigenous languages.'' ''Failing to achieve this will...

Experts worried about 'genocide' of African languages.(News)

Pretoria News (South Africa);  July 10, 2006 ;     415 words ......the genocide of certain African indigenous languages in South Africa. This follows recent...are reluctant to include African indigenous languages as part of their curriculum. Wits...the protection and promotion of indigenous languages. Watson presented a case study of...

Stabilizing Indigenous Languages

Bilingual Research Journal;  April 1, 1996 ;     700+ words ...Cantoni, G., (Ed). (1996). Stabilizing Indigenous Languages. Flagstaff, Arizona: Northern Arizona...Littlebear in the preface to Stabilizing Indigenous Languages. He poetically writes about the...proved to be increasingly elusive as indigenous languages in the Americas and elsewhere ...

Languages 'dying through neglect'.(News)

The Mercury (South Africa);  July 7, 2006 ;     575 words ......about the genocide of some African indigenous languages in South Africa. This follows case...the protection and promotion of indigenous languages and, if deprived of learning their...had policies promoting the use of indigenous languages in schools, but implementation of...

CULTURE-VENEZUELA: 31 INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES NOW OFFICIAL

Inter Press Service English News Wire;  June 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ......signed this week, which make the indigenous languages and intercultural education official...that the decrees making Venezuela's indigenous languages official have set a standard for...the oral and written traditions of indigenous languages spoken in the country and their...

Empowering African Languages: Rethinking the Strategies

The Journal of Pan African Studies (Online);  March 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......strides in the description of the indigenous languages at all levels, the contributions...passion for the utilization of African indigenous languages as veritable tools for the development...consider the sorry state of our indigenous languages. I feel very strongly that we ...

Zimbabweans urged to write in indigenous languages

Xinhua News Agency;  August 7, 2006 ;     157 words ...Zimbabweans urged to write in indigenous languages HARARE, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- The Zimbabwe...called for promotion of writing in indigenous languages to improve the culture of reading...government should encourage writing in indigenous languages, because there was not enough literature...

Mozambique to introduce indigenous languages in schools

Xinhua News Agency;  March 10, 2006 ;     129 words ...Mozambique to introduce indigenous languages in schools LUANDA, March...has decided to introduce indigenous languages as a means of instruction...country's more than 16 indigenous languages. The current monopoly...

to Broadcast in Indigenous Languages

Xinhua News Agency;  July 31, 2000 ;     102 words ......television news bulletins in indigenous languages from October 1, the Namibian...10 p.m. news bulletins in indigenous languages had been scheduled for August...languages. Namibia has around 11 indigenous languages.

New book council looks set to promote African languages.(Dispatches)

The Sunday Independent (South Africa);  June 24, 2007 ;     377 words ......culture of reading and writing in indigenous languages. Jordan said that he had instituted...prize for original work in the indigenous languages, as well as a prize for new work in all nine indigenous languages In his budget speech on June...

Kazuko Obata.(RESEARCH PROGRAM)

Australian Aboriginal Studies;  September 22, 2007 ;     202 words ......the AUSTLANG (web-based Australian Indigenous languages database) project. The initial compilation...tentative classification of Australian Indigenous languages, based on previous research, and...project at the Puliima National Indigenous Languages Information Communication ...

PERMANENT FORUM SPEAKERS SAY VIOLATION OF LANGUAGE RIGHTS 'CULTURAL...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  April 24, 2008 ;     700+ words ......during a half-day debate devoted to indigenous languages. Implementation of language rights...States were promoting the use of indigenous languages, but programmes were under-funded...drafting of a convention to protect indigenous languages, identities and cultural rights...

SADC: LOCAL LANGUAGES TO BECOME MORE IMPORTANT

Inter Press Service English News Wire;  April 25, 1997 ;     700+ words ......enhance the link between indigenous languages and economic development...increase the importance of indigenous languages before 2000. Each country...between 1,250 and 2,100 indigenous languages currently spoken between...