Language documentation examples

See also the descriptions of ELDP-funded projects for a summary of current documentation efforts. Other examples can be found at EMELD School of Best Practice.

Jalonke is under pressure from other languages, and from social, economic and political pressures  more... The Fula language speaks loudest in the Jalonke marketplace.	Learning Sasak: Peter Austin with Amaq Nurul at Penujaq Lombok, Indonesia  more... Photo taken by Yon Mahyuni.
Goemai Kurgoede: Language Documentation in Central Nigeria The Goemai language is fast disappearing and cultural activities like "kurgoede", the telling of riddles, are threatened along with it. Birgit Hellwig has been documenting Goemai since 1998.   To find out more about Goemai riddles see the three Goemai kurgoede. (Right) Andreas Shakum and Louis Longpuan