Languages of Vanuatu
Training participants Jim Gure (left), Nice Person 1, Nice Person 2, and Joanna Kampai (right) practice audio visual recording for language documentation at the Vanuatu Languages Documentation Training in Port Vila, Vanuatu. Photo by Mandana Seyfeddinipur, 2023. Click on image to access collection.
| Language | Languages of Vanuatu |
| Depositor | Participants of the training workshop on documentation of languages of Vanuatu |
| Affiliation | |
| Location | Vanuatu |
| Collection ID | 0754 |
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| Funding Body | |
| Collection Status | Collection online |
| Landing Page Handle | http://hdl.handle.net/2196/1a26fb8c-7f72-494c-aa75-7d1561b81603 |
Summary of the collection
Ni-Vanuatu came from all over Vanuatu, from Pentecost, Santo, Malekula, Torres Island and Ambrym to The National University of Vanuatu in Port Vila to train in modern languages documentation. Participants recorded custom stories, songs, narratives and descriptions in 10 different languages. The training was co-organised by PARADISEC and ELDP and was led by Mandana Seyfeddinipur and Nick Thieberger.
Group represented
There were 45 participants who took part in the workshop speaking more than 25 languages.
Collection contents
The collection comprises video recordings covering custom stories, songs, narratives and descriptions in 10 different languages.
Acknowledgement and citation
To refer to any data from the collection, please cite as follows:
[Author of the recoding]. Languages of Vanuatu. Endangered Languages Archive. Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/2196/c1221103-c8b1-4ca1-8d49-74af1f14f193. Accessed on [insert date here].
