Documenting Chukchi language: Narratives and possible impulses on local art traditions
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).
| The Chukchi language is considered to be endangered. This project will document approximately 20 hrs of Chukchi narratives that they can be easily used for later linguistic analysis, as well as for practical learning tools to sustain the Chukchi language in local communities. Previous fieldwork has shown that the transmission of Chukchi language to the youth can be made attractive to them, if this is carried out in combination with local art traditions. Therefore, particular attention will be given how motives of tales are expressed in local art work, such as in the specific Chukchi tradition of carving in walrus tusk. |
Project Details
Location: Russian Federation
Organiser(s):
Endangered Languages Documentation Programme
Project partner(s): Universität Hamburg
Funder(s):
Arcadia
Funding received: 9,658.00 GBP
Commencement Date: 03/2020
Project Status: Completed
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