Steven Bird's Blog - The wrap up of my Brazil fieldwork - May 30, 2013 16:50

Photographs from Terra Preta Two Interviews on ABC Radio National

The wrap up of my Brazil fieldwork

Aikuma app for speech annotation Of the ~200languages spoken in Brazil, about half are spoken in the Amazon. During March-May this year I had the privilege to work with speakers of Tembé, Ticuna, and Nhengatu, teaching them how to use mobile technologies for preserving their disappearing linguistic heritage. It was incredible to see how the technology didn’t just enable the work, but motivated people to participate.

Much of the activity was close to water — unsurprising given the vastness of t...

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