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oai:soas.ac.uk:MPI1282466

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Title:QUSF2018_10_09S1 Yanahurquito
QUSF2018_10_09S1
Urgent video documentation of Ecuadorian Highland Quichua (a Quechuan language): focus on regions of imminent language shift
Contributor (interviewer):Jorge
Contributor (researcher):Simeon
Coverage:Ecuador
Date:2018-10-09
Description:Set in a potato field in the highland area of Yanahurquito, in this recording Jorge helps to interview a family about topics like argriculture. They name communities like Manchacazo and Wintza, At around 11:30 they mention many of the most common potato types. Local Cotopaxi pronunciations include “azhi” (good), “khiwa” (grass), “phiti” (a little), “ashpa” (earth), and widespread voicing and reduced forms of morphemes. A long discussion about the dangers of losing crops follows. From around 20:00 the family gives a demonstration of weeding the potato field until the end of the recording.
Ecuadorian Highland Quichua is a distinct Quechuan language unique to the Ecuadorian Andes, unintelligible with any other language in the Quechuan family. It is currently undergoing rapid shift to Spanish in all regions where it is spoken, but the most extreme language shift is found in Province of Pichincha where in most indigenous communities the only speakers are of advanced age. This project continues an ongoing effort to document Ecuadorian Highland Quichua across multiple provinces. This phase of the project focuses on areas of high language endangerment in Pichincha Province and bordering areas of neighboring provinces. Participants from multiple communities collaborate in filming conversations and activities including spoken Quichua in order to create a register of linguistic diversity across different dialects and micro-varieties. The recordings are then transcribed and translated to Spanish by a team of native speaker researchers.
Sessions include conversation and activities, semi-structured in collaboration with participants.
Format:video/mp4
audio/x-wav
Identifier:oai:soas.ac.uk:MPI1282466
MDP0374_Floyd
Identifier (URI):https://lat1.lis.soas.ac.uk/ds/asv?openpath=MPI1282466%23
Publisher:Simeon Floyd
Universidad San Francisco de Quito
Subject:Discourse
Calderón Highland Quichua language
Quichua, Calderón Highland
Imbabura Highland Quichua language
Quichua, Imbabura Highland
Chimborazo Highland Quichua language
Quichua, Chimborazo Highland
Subject (ISO639):qud
qvi
qug
Type:Video
Audio

OLAC Info

Archive:  Endangered Languages Archive
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OaiIdentifier:  oai:soas.ac.uk:MPI1282466
DateStamp:  2019-08-08
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Citation: Simeon (researcher); Jorge (interviewer). 2018-10-09. Simeon Floyd.
Terms: area_Americas country_EC iso639_qud iso639_qug iso639_qvi

Inferred Metadata

Country: Ecuador
Area: Americas


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