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Some Gesture “Wordlists” from Northwest Nigeria

A couple of hand gestures taught to me by my friend.

Twitter as an encouragement to write a minority language

They make the case that minority languages can be used in social media.

Keyboard layout as part of language documentation: The case of the Me'phaa and Chinantec keyboards

Successful writing systems today depend on electronic input methods which can be easily used for producing printed or electronic material. This paper explores keyboard design issues involved in designing two keyboards for two different established …

Language and Culture Documentation vs. Cultural Digital Natives

So, I wonder is that really any different than what digital natives are doing in cultures where there is a high degree of digital penetration? Is this really language documentation or is this really evangelism of a global digital culture?