DOCUMENTING & REVITALIZING ALTA, A NEGRITO PHILIPPINE LANGUAGe
WHAT
1. Document the alta language |
To encourage the use and transmission of the language to the children generation by creating materials such as a grammar and a dictionnary (glossary) of the language. |
WHERE
Within the Northern Alta communities of the Philippines, in Aurora Province, Luzon Island, Philippines. The project will be based at Diketi community and Diteki Elementary school, but fieldwork and materials will also cover the communities of Dianed and Decoliat.
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HOW
WHY
1. Because the Alta speakers realize that their language will disappear soon if they do not transmit it to their children
2. Because Alta language is spoken by Negritos, the first inhabitants of the Philippines. Their language and culture are important to the understanding of human prehistory. |
WHEN
From September 2012 to May 2019