The Endangered Language Archive (ELAR) is a digital repository preserving and publishing endangered language documentation materials from around the world. The materials we hold are digital, and are freely available (after free registration).
ELAR was originally funded by Arcadia
and is part of the Library
of SOAS University of London.
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Documentation of Danau, an endangered language of Myanmar (Burma)
Aung Si
Documenting Danau, an endangered language of Myanmar...
Initial Documentation of Na'ahai, a language of Malakula, Vanuatu
Anastasia Riehl
Documentation of Na'ahai in the form of a basic grammatical sketch as well as a transcribed and translated collection of audio and video recordings of...
Documentation of house construction and terrace farming in Zargulla, an endangered Omotic language
Azeb Amha
Documentation of house construction and terrace farming in Zargulla, an endangered Omotic language....
Recording and archiving Barayin (Jalkiya) language data
Joseph Lovestrand
Documentation of Barayin, a Chadic language of Chad....
Bogoŋ: a cultural, historical and linguistic documentation
Ulrich Kleinewillinghöfer
Transcribed audio, video and texts including proverbs, taboos, history and politics; speakers include three of the most senior Bogoŋ....
Tamang: A Cross-Varietal Documentation and Descriptive Study
Thomas Owen-Smith
Documentation of Tamang, including audio, video and texts, descriptions of features shared and diverging between varieties, and a dictionary in Tamang...
Upper Napo Kichwa: documentation of language and culture
Karolina Grzech
This deposit comprises linguistic and cultural documentation of Upper Napo Kichwa, a Quechuan (QII) variety spoken in the Ecuadorian piedemonte. The c...
The language of material culture in Baïnounk Gubëëher
Amadou Bèye
Documentation of the language of material cultural in Bainounk Gubëëher, an endangered language of Senegal....
Investigation of an endangered village sign language in India
Sibaji Panda
Documenting Alipur Village Sign Language, an endangered sign language of India....
Documentation of the Syntax and Specialized Uses of Q'anjob'al (Maya)
B'alam Mateo
Documentation of the syntax of complex predicates and endangered speciialized uses of Q'anjob'al in Santa Eulalia, Guatemala ....
Documentation of Zacatepec Chatino language
Stéphanie Villard
Documentation of naturally occurring narrative, dialogue, ritual speech and cultural knowledge in Zapatepec Chatino....
Trevor Johnston
Auslan, the sign language of the Australian deaf community. Video recordings (some with ELAN annotations) of interviews, narratives, re-tells, convers...
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Anyone can browse the ELAR catalogue of endangered language collections and can learn about the materials ELAR holds.
To listen and watch the recordings in the collections you need to register as a user and agree to the Terms and Conditions of using ELAR. Registration is free, and after registration all materials are openly accessible to you. Some sensitive materials require special access permissions, and as a registered user you can apply for access to these resources.
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If you forgot your username or password, please contact elararchive@soas.ac.uk