Language Documentation Training Center (LDTC)

Stop by our fundraiser at Ba-Le in Hemenway Hall, going on until 8pm tonight!

Congratulations to the Fall 2022 cohort of the LDTC program! We're so proud of the care and work you put into your projects for Ilokano and Palauan!

And thank you to the volunteers who supported us throughout the semester!

You are cordially invited to attend the closing ceremony of LDTC's Fall 2022 program.

Please RSVP using this link: https://forms.gle/s8G4AqpeBbEVBKUf7

Louward Zubiri, an LDTC co-director and a Bikolano-Tagalog, is one of the speakers for the official Philippine launch event of the International Decade of Indigenous Languages.

Do you know how to make an impact on the Indigenous Decade?

Registering on our website idil2022-2032.org and including your event in our calendar, like our partner Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino!

Here is their event:

Pambansang Kongreso sa Nanganganib sa Wika 2022 ​​is the second large-scale gathering of researchers, language scholars, teachers, community members, and advocates for the revitalization of endangered languages ​​hosted by the Commission on the Filipino Language better known as Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF). The first International Conference on Endangered Languages ​​was held in October 2018 at the National Museum of the Philippines. Renowned scholars and leading proponents of programs regarding the revitalization of endangered languages ​​from around the world presented their works at this conference.

This Congress aims to showcase best practices in research and program development for language revitalization, discuss issues affecting the vitality of languages, and to encourage indigenous peoples and communities to document and conduct research on their own language.

More info: https://idil2022-2032.org/events-activities/pambansang-kongreso-sa-nanganganib-na-wika-2022/?fbclid=IwAR2H4afIzy-Y9l4sNPWAm-fmFO2Ap2aFxp6QkwfUBtfKDymma8N0x8grMA4

Reminder: the general session proposal deadline is in 5 days! Make sure to submit your proposals by this Sunday, October 2nd.

Upload your proposals here: http://ling.lll.hawaii.edu/sites/icldc/general-session-proposals/

This Fall, LDTC is working with speakers of Austronesian languages to produce tangible documentary outputs. This is aligned with the University of Hawaii at Manoa Linguistics Department 's focus on language diversity and sustainability in Asia and the Pacific.

If you want to learn more about LDTC, visit: https://www.ldtc.org/.

We held a welcome lunch meeting for this semester's participants to meet each other and learn more. Thanks to everyone who stopped by!

Thanks to the 8 grad students who came out today to edit Wikipedia pages. We had a great time together, and updated information on 13 languages! Happy International Mother Language Day!