A Documentation of Saaroa, a Moribund Austronesian Language of Taiwan
The Endangered Language Documentation Programme (ELDP) provides grants worldwide for the documentation of endangered languages and knowledge. Grantees create audiovisual collections with transcription and translations of endangered languages and practices. These collections are preserved and made freely available through the Endangered Languages Archive (ELAR).
| This is a 12-month project, for the purpose of documenting the Saaroa language, a moribund Austronesian language of Taiwan. Spoken by approximately 10 people in Taoyuan District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, Saaroa, an underdescribed language, is not actively spoken in the community anymore and may be the next extinct Formosan language (the other two possible candidates are Thao and Kanakanavu). This project will pay attention to documentation of a variety of texts, including colloquial speech, traditional stories, ritual speech and practices. |
Project Details
Location: Taiwan, Eastern Asia, Kaohsiung, Taoyuan City, Asia, Taiwan, Province of China
Organiser(s):
Endangered Languages Documentation Programme
Project partner(s): Nankai University
Funder(s):
Arcadia
Funding received: 8,495.00 GBP
Commencement Date: 12/2014
Project Status: Completed
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