GIZAC - Gwarayu and the Intermediate Zone (Amazonia - Chaco, Bolivia) documentation project
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).
GIZA is a language documentation project in Bolivia, working with endangered Gwarayu (gyr) and almost extinct Guarasuñe’e (psm), more widely known as Pauserna. Both languages belong to the Tupi-Guarani family. Gwarayu has approximately 5,000 speakers of varying competence, and of Guarasuñe’e there are only four speakers left. The two hitherto underinvestigated languages are found in a linguistic contact region and geographical intermediate zone between Bolivian Amazonia and Chaco. GIZA aims at compiling a large multi-purpose corpus that allows for scientific research on the two languages as well as for revitalisation activities.
Primary investigator: Swintha Danielsen
Project Details
Location: Bolivia, South America, Americas
Organiser(s):
Endangered Languages Documentation Programme
Project partner(s): University of Leipzig
Funder(s):
Arcadia
Funding received: £146,327.00
Commencement Date: 01/2010
Project Status: Active
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