Multidialectal Documentation and Description of Seke (Nepal)
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).
| Building on initial fieldwork and community collaboration, this project aims for a comprehensive, multidialectal documentation and description of Seke, a highly endangered, little-documented Tibeto-Burman (Tamangic) language originally from five villages in Upper Mustang, Nepal. Of the estimated ~700 community members, only a few hundred elders scattered between the villages, Jomsom, Pokhara, Kathmandu, and New York are actively using the language. The project will result in a richly annotated audio-video corpus including stories, oral histories, and a range of other narratives reflecting the practices, experience, and knowledge of Seke speakers, as well as scholarly and community publications. |
Project Details
Location: United States, Nepal, Northern America, Southern Asia, Asia, Americas
Organiser(s):
Endangered Languages Documentation Programme
Project partner(s): Endangered Language Alliance
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Funder(s):
Arcadia
Funding received: 80,832.00 EUR
Commencement Date: 05/2023
Project Status: Active
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