CHUMEL_CHWECH_2017

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CHUMEL_CHWECH_2017

Session Information

Title: Selkup dwellings of various historical periods.

Description: The Museum of Selkup Culture and Open Air Chumel Chwech. The main exhibits are Selkup dwellings of various historical periods.

Date created: 2017-08-05

Location

Continent: Asia

Country: Russian Federation

Region: Tomsk Region

Address: Parabel

Project

ID: MDP0259

Name: 0164-MDP0259

Description: The languages of the collection, Eastern Khanty and Southern Selkup, (i) are severely endangered: each numbers under 20 last proficient speakers; (ii) have existing legacy data in Tomsk with limited access, which is to be improved as a result of the project; (iii) are characterized by areal contact contiguity; (iv) are ethnographically consistent, with the last traditional culture practitioners. The cooperative project between the University of Zurich and Tomsk State Pedagogical University builds on extended research experience with the respective languages and relevant documentation methodology. The project pursues documentation and analysis of two endangered languages of Western Siberia, Russia in order to gain insight into local processes of area formation.