Download or read book Negidal skie skazki rasskazy i obychai written by Brigitte Pakendorf and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2019-11-29 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a compilation of fairy tales, anecdotes, and descriptions of taboos and traditions in Negidal with parallel Russian translations. Negidal, a Northern Tungusic minority language of the Russian Federation, is on the verge of extinction, with only a handful of speakers of varying proficiency left. These live on the Amgun' river in the Russian Far East. The texts included here were recorded in the 1990s and from 2005-2010. The original audio recordings are available online in the Endangered Languages Archive: https://elar.soas.ac.uk/Collection/MP11041287. The volume is primarily intended for educational purposes for lessons of Negidal language and culture, but will also be of use to readers with an interest in the languages and cultures of the Russian Far East.

Download or read book Multiethnic Societies of Central Asia and Siberia Represented in Indigenous Oral and Written Literature written by Merle Schatz and published by Universitätsverlag Göttingen. This book was released on 2022 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Central Asia and Siberia are characterized by multiethnic societies formed by a patchwork of often small ethnic groups. At the same time large parts of them have been dominated by state languages, especially Russian and Chinese. On a local level the languages of the autochthonous people often play a role parallel to the central national language. The contributions of this conference proceeding follow up on topics such as: What was or is collected and how can it be used under changed conditions in the research landscape, how does it help local ethnic communities to understand and preserve their own culture and language? Do the spatially dispersed but often networked collections support research on the ground? What contribution do these collections make to the local languages and cultures against the backdrop of dwindling attention to endangered groups? These and other questions are discussed against the background of the important role libraries and private collections play for multiethnic societies in often remote regions that are difficult to reach.

Download or read book Library and Information Sciences in Arctic and Northern Studies written by Spencer Acadia and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: