The latest issue of The Linguist features our storytelling format, called "language parties", which feature stories told in the original languages... in celebration of people who are keeping their languages strong https://t.co/aI90B4581R @KUMUlab @nyborrobyn @eternalflux
tummang – coolness after overheating; feeling of returned mental clarity after one's body temperature lowers (Western Pantar – 10,000 speakers, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia) https://t.co/LqFija0iMp @CepadL@Sec_TimorLeste @PHD_TimorLeste
@fretilin_ @EU_TimorLeste@MdSTimorLeste
aɨ́k – the uneasy feeling that one's insides are being displaced, such as when looking down from a height, sitting in a fast-moving vehicle going over hilly terrain, or being in the presence of a member of the opposite sex (Gallo, Northeast India) https://t.co/LqFija0iMp
dampurraweyithi - when a parent has been trying to tell their children to do something, then they just give up and say "oh go on then" (Murrinhpatha, Australia) https://t.co/MHTYx69r9j @johnbasil@FirstLangAU@indiglang@ourlanguages @IYIL2019
Come for a sunset + moonlight picnic with storytelling! Six women will share stories from Africa, Asia, S America, and Indigenous Australia, emceed by Aunty Bilawara Lee. 6pm Sunday 23 May, Darwin Botanic Gardens, tix $15/10 from https://t.co/ux5Xa6c6ht #LanguageParty#DarwinNT
Come down to the Darwin Botanic Gardens for stories from Africa, Asia, South America and Indigenous Australia, an all-women line-up, with Aunty Bilawara Lee! Sun 23 May 6-7.30pm, tickets online only from https://t.co/ux5Xa6c6ht @abcdarwin@ABCIndigenous@TheNTNews@LarrakiaRadio
Thinking of languages strictly as means of communications makes it seem like nothing could be better than all of us speaking the same language. The answer, as poets know, is that languages are our true identity, they are who we are.
Language Party – Darwin! Join us for an evening of beauty and inspiration with storytellers from Asia, Africa, and Indigenous Australia, Sun 23 May 6pm, Darwin Botanic Garden Visitor Centre
https://t.co/X5vTZNUY9z
@abcdarwin@ABCIndigenous@TheNTNews#Yolngu#AboriginalLanguages
Reviving a sleeping language is very challenging. Learning to speak a language that is no longer actively spoken is equally challenging. For me, I've resorted to speak with trees and birds to practice my day to day Tjwao communication.
You know what we'll all need more of once the Covid-19 crisis is over? Language parties. This is where connection happens, and spirits soar. This is where we celebrate our difference. Learn how we made one for Canberra. https://t.co/nWp5BGXsJr
You know what we'll all need more of once the Covid-19 crisis is over? Language parties. This is where connection happens, and spirits soar. This is where we celebrate our difference. Learn how we made one for Canberra. https://t.co/nWp5BGXsJr
Friday inspiration: the story of Ngunawal man Glen Freeman's journey to revive and celebrate the forgotten language of Australia's Canberra region. https://t.co/EAqZMVRQeY
Social distancing ✘
Physical distancing + social closeness ✔
But how? Flat screen + talking head + bad network?
Normalise social voice calls + exchanging voice messages. Use chat clients with voice messaging
The voice of another soul in your ear alone is pure intimacy 💐