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All information is from Ethnologue<ref>http://www.ethnologue.com</ref> unless otherwise noted. | All information is from Ethnologue<ref>http://www.ethnologue.com</ref> unless otherwise noted. | ||
| − | == | + | ==Kikuyu (ISO: kik)== |
===Basic Information=== | ===Basic Information=== | ||
| − | + | Kikuyu or Gikuyu, which is spoken in many parts of Kenya, has approximately 6,623,000 speakers, with the number growing larger, as of 2009. L1 literacy rate is between 30% and 60%. It has been claimed that Kikuyu is an agglutinative language<ref>https://home.uni-leipzig.de/gjersoe/Gjersoe-2015-Downstep_in_Kikuyu.pdf</ref>. Ethnologue classifies Kikuyu as a "developing" language, and it is used consistently at home, social, and business contexts for speakers of all ages. | |
| − | ===Text=== | + | ===Text Availability=== |
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| + | The existence of text is basically guaranteed<ref>http://www.language-archives.org/language/kik</ref>, and there is poetry and a bible translation in Kikuyu among other things. Indeed, a lack of resources is not a concern for this language; rather, the concern is that resources might already exist for Gikuyu given its size. No such resources have been located on Apertium or elsewhere yet, however. | ||
| − | == | + | ==Kiowa (ISO: kio)== |
===Basic Information=== | ===Basic Information=== | ||
| − | + | Kiowa has roughly 400 speakers mostly in west central Oklahoma. Kiowa appears to be synthetic or even agglutinative, as many morphemes seem to be able to combine into a word that can have the meaning of an entire proposition. (Inferred from the text linked below.) The language classified as "moribund" by Ethnologue, and many speakers are growing older as language use in the areas shifts more toward English. | |
| − | ===Text=== | + | ===Text Availaility=== |
| − | + | High likelihood of finding original texts; there is text available online<ref>https://archive.org/stream/rosettaproject_kio_vertxt-1#page/n0/mode/2up</ref>, but the writing system does not seem to match the writing system claimed by Wikipedia<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiowa</ref>, which might cause some confusion. | |
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==Lakota (ISO: lkt)== | ==Lakota (ISO: lkt)== | ||
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| − | Lakota has approximately 2,000 speakers throughout Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Wikipedia<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakota_language</ref> claims the existence of prefixes and suffixes in Lakota, suggesting that it is probably a synthetic language. | + | Lakota has approximately 2,000 speakers throughout Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Wikipedia<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakota_language</ref> claims the existence of prefixes and suffixes in Lakota, suggesting that it is probably a synthetic language. It is used as a teaching language at all levels from preschool to university, and Ethnologue classifies it as "threatened". Most speakers also speak English. |
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Text in Lakota is readily available<ref>http://zia.aisri.indiana.edu/~corpora/lakota.php</ref> and should not pose any difficulties. | Text in Lakota is readily available<ref>http://zia.aisri.indiana.edu/~corpora/lakota.php</ref> and should not pose any difficulties. | ||
Latest revision as of 14:54, 19 January 2017
This page lists Jake Mundo's possible language interests.
All information is from Ethnologue[1] unless otherwise noted.
Contents
Kikuyu (ISO: kik)
Basic Information
Kikuyu or Gikuyu, which is spoken in many parts of Kenya, has approximately 6,623,000 speakers, with the number growing larger, as of 2009. L1 literacy rate is between 30% and 60%. It has been claimed that Kikuyu is an agglutinative language[2]. Ethnologue classifies Kikuyu as a "developing" language, and it is used consistently at home, social, and business contexts for speakers of all ages.
Text Availability
The existence of text is basically guaranteed[3], and there is poetry and a bible translation in Kikuyu among other things. Indeed, a lack of resources is not a concern for this language; rather, the concern is that resources might already exist for Gikuyu given its size. No such resources have been located on Apertium or elsewhere yet, however.
Kiowa (ISO: kio)
Basic Information
Kiowa has roughly 400 speakers mostly in west central Oklahoma. Kiowa appears to be synthetic or even agglutinative, as many morphemes seem to be able to combine into a word that can have the meaning of an entire proposition. (Inferred from the text linked below.) The language classified as "moribund" by Ethnologue, and many speakers are growing older as language use in the areas shifts more toward English.
Text Availaility
High likelihood of finding original texts; there is text available online[4], but the writing system does not seem to match the writing system claimed by Wikipedia[5], which might cause some confusion.
Lakota (ISO: lkt)
Basic Information
Lakota has approximately 2,000 speakers throughout Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Wikipedia[6] claims the existence of prefixes and suffixes in Lakota, suggesting that it is probably a synthetic language. It is used as a teaching language at all levels from preschool to university, and Ethnologue classifies it as "threatened". Most speakers also speak English.
Text Availability
Text in Lakota is readily available[7] and should not pose any difficulties.
Sources
- ↑ http://www.ethnologue.com
- ↑ https://home.uni-leipzig.de/gjersoe/Gjersoe-2015-Downstep_in_Kikuyu.pdf
- ↑ http://www.language-archives.org/language/kik
- ↑ https://archive.org/stream/rosettaproject_kio_vertxt-1#page/n0/mode/2up
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiowa
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakota_language
- ↑ http://zia.aisri.indiana.edu/~corpora/lakota.php
