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I'm not sure who I would like to work with.
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I would like to work with anyone.
  
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== Ainu ==
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== Amami ==
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* ISO 639-3: ain
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* ISO 639-3: ryn (Northern Amami), ans (Southern Amami)
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* Ainu is an endangered language only spoken by a few elderly Ainu people in Hokkaido, Japan. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ainu_language]
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* Amami is a Ryukyuan language mainly spoken in Amami islands in Japan, which can be further categorized into Northern and Southern Amami. The number of native speakers is estimated to be around ten thousands. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amami_%C5%8Cshima_language]
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* Ainu is considered as a language isolate [https://www.ethnologue.com/language/ain]
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* Amami languages can be written in Japanese Hiragana. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amami_%C5%8Cshima_language]
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* Orthography: Ainu is written in modified version of Japanese katakana, but it can also be written in Latin-based alphabet [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ainu_language#Writing]
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* Resources: I have found a few Japanese books on Amami, which explain some basic grammar and phrases of Amami. I also found an online database of Amami [http://www.ocls.u-ryukyu.ac.jp/rlang/amm/index.html].
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* Resources: I think I can easily find resources on Ainu, as I can get access to texts written in Japanese.
 
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** A webpage made by Office of Ainu Measures Promotion provides an extensive list of resources on Ainu language [http://www.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp/ks/ass/new_ainugo.htm]
 
  
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== Miyako ==  
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== Maithili ==  
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* ISO 639-3: mvi
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* ISO 639-3: mai
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* Miyako (Miyakoan) is a Southern Ryukyuan language spoken by roughly 50000 people in the Miyako Islands in Okinawa, Japan. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miyakoan_language]  
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* Maithili is mainly spoken in India and Nepal, and the number of native speakers is about thirty millions. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maithili_language]
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* Orthography: Ryukyuan languages including Miyako was historically written in both in Chinese and Japanese characters. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryukyuan_languages#Orthography]
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* Maithili was historically written in Tirhuta script, but since the 20th century the language is mostly written in Devanagari. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maithili_language#Writing_system]
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* Resources:  
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* Resource
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** Miyako<=>Japanese dictionary for kids [https://miyakojima-kids.net/B-miyakofutsu.html]
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** A Wikipedia article written in Maithili [https://mai.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%BE]
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** A book on Miyako [https://borderink.com/?pid=154486042]
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== Santali ==
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* ISO 639-3: sat
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* Santali is a language that belongs to a subfamily of the Austroasiatic languages, and is mainly spoken in Indian states such as Assam. The number of speakers is more than seven millions. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santali_language]
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* Latin script had been used to write Santali, but Ol Chiki script was introduced in 1930's to account for phonemes that may not be addressed with Latin script. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ol_Chiki_script]
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* Resource:
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** A blog post on some Santali sentences and the translation in English [https://hindisantali.com/f/daily-use-english-sentences%E0%A5%A4-english-phrases%E0%A5%A4-in-santali-hindi%E0%A5%A4]
  
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== Jeju ==
 
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* ISO 639-3: jje
 
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* Jeju (Jejueom Jejuan) is a Koreanic language spoken by 5000 people mainly in Jeju Island, South Korea. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeju_language]
 
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* Jeju is similar to Korean in terms of typology with some significant differences. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeju_language]
 
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* Orthography: Jeju does not have a written laguage, but Korean alphabet, Hangul, has been recently used with some minor modifications [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeju_language#Orthography]
 
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* Resources:
 
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** Jeju<=>English Talking dictionary [http://talkingdictionary.swarthmore.edu/jeju/]
 
 
   
 
   
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[[Category:sp21_LanguageSelection]]
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[[Category:sp21_LanguageSelection]], [[Category:Ainu]], [[Category:Miyako]], [[Category:Jeju]]
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[[Category:Amami]]
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[[Category:Maithili]]
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[[Category:Santali]]

Latest revision as of 16:09, 16 February 2021

I would like to work with anyone.

Amami

  • ISO 639-3: ryn (Northern Amami), ans (Southern Amami)
  • Amami is a Ryukyuan language mainly spoken in Amami islands in Japan, which can be further categorized into Northern and Southern Amami. The number of native speakers is estimated to be around ten thousands. [1]
  • Amami languages can be written in Japanese Hiragana. [2]
  • Resources: I have found a few Japanese books on Amami, which explain some basic grammar and phrases of Amami. I also found an online database of Amami [3].

Maithili

  • ISO 639-3: mai
  • Maithili is mainly spoken in India and Nepal, and the number of native speakers is about thirty millions. [4]
  • Maithili was historically written in Tirhuta script, but since the 20th century the language is mostly written in Devanagari. [5]
  • Resource
    • A Wikipedia article written in Maithili [6]

Santali

  • ISO 639-3: sat
  • Santali is a language that belongs to a subfamily of the Austroasiatic languages, and is mainly spoken in Indian states such as Assam. The number of speakers is more than seven millions. [7]
  • Latin script had been used to write Santali, but Ol Chiki script was introduced in 1930's to account for phonemes that may not be addressed with Latin script. [8]
  • Resource:
    • A blog post on some Santali sentences and the translation in English [9]