| PD-266994-19 | Preservation and Access: Documenting Endangered Languages - Preservation | University of Texas, Austin | Documentation of Nadeb (mbj), a Naduhup language of Brazil | 9/1/2019 - 8/31/2024 | $323,717.00 | Patience | L. | Epps | | | | University of Texas, Austin | Austin | TX | 78712-0100 | USA | 2019 | | Documenting Endangered Languages - Preservation | Preservation and Access | 323717 | 0 | 323717 | 0 | The documentation and description of Nadeb, an
endangered language spoken in northwest Brazil.
The project would produce an annotated collection of digital recordings
in audio and video, a grammatical description, lexicon, and collection of
texts, in collaboration with the Nadeb community, as well as a comprehensive
reference grammar, a dictionary (Nadeb-English-Portuguese), and a set of pedagogical
materials for community use.
This project will undertake the documentation
and description of Nadeb, a member of the small Naduhup family (formerly known
as Maku), spoken in northwest Brazil. The principal goals are to produce an
annotated collection of digital recordings in audio and video, a grammatical
description, lexicon, and collection of texts, in collaboration with the Nadeb
community. Documentation will focus on natural discourse and will span a range
of genres, with particular emphases on traditional verbal art forms involving
song, narrative, and incantation; conversation; and knowledge concerning Nadeb
traditional territory. Secondary outcomes will consist of a comprehensive reference
grammar, a dictionary (Nadeb-English-Portuguese), and a set of pedagogical
materials for community use. Materials will be archived in the Archive of
Indigenous Languages of Latin America at the University of Texas at Austin. |