Language Snapshots
Language Snapshots are articles in Language Documentation and Description of about 1,500 words that give an overview of individual languages, including name(s), location(s), speaker numbers, vitality, linguistic ecology, existing literature, and current research. They also include maps and links to suitable online resources and archives, as well as links to audio and video, and to entries in Glottolog. Here we provide a listing of all Snapshots articles classified by geographical regions.
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Click a region below to see a tabular list of Language Snapshots for that region. You can search for keywords in the tabular lists. Select ‘All Regions’ to search across all the Language Snapshots.
Africa
| Region | Title | Author(s) | Link to item |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | Fa d’Ambô (Equatorial Guinea) | Ana Lívia Agostinho | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD39 |
| Africa | Gizey (Cameroon and Chad) | Ana Lívia Agostinho | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD52 |
| Africa | Guébie (Côte d’Ivoire, Ivory Coast) | Hannah Sande | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD63 |
| Africa | Julut (Sudan) | Ulrike Nüsslein | Link: https://doi.org/10.25894/ldd.187 |
| Africa | Kulaale (Chad) | Florian Lionnet | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD103 |
| Africa | Le baraïn (Tchad) | Joseph Lovestrand | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD72 |
| Africa | Nobiin (Egypt, Sudan) | Maya K. Barzilai & Nubantood Khalil | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD102 |
Asia
| Region | Title | Author(s) | Link to item |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | Akuzipik/Yupik (St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, USA; Chukotka, Russia) | Christopher Petuwaq Koonooka, Sylvia L.R. Schreiner, Giulia Masella Soldati, Lane Schwartz, Benjamin Hunt, Preston Haas, Emily Chen & Hyunji Hayley Park | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD43 |
| Asia | Bala (China) | Andreas Hölzl | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD76 |
| Asia | Chhitkul-Rakchham (Himachal Pradesh, India) | Philippe Antoine Martinez | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD129 |
| Asia | Dawoodi (Pakistan) | Qandeel Hussain | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD69 |
| Asia | Ikema Miyako (Japan) | Shigeko Shinohara & Qandeel Hussain | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD80 |
| Asia | Kalasha (Pakistan) | Qandeel Hussain & Jeff Mielke | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD97 |
| Asia | Kera’a (Arunachal Pradesh, India) | Naomi Peck | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD62 |
| Asia | Kodi (Indonesia) | Yustinus Ghanggo Ate | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD77 |
| Asia | Linguistic diversity in the Tibetan regions: a set of Language Snapshots | Yulha Lawa | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD53 |
| Asia | Mankiyali (Pakistan) | Shakir Ullah, Qandeel Hussain & Uzma Anjum | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD70 |
| Asia | Naawa (Sankhuwasabha, Nepal) | Mark A. Condra | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD33 |
| Asia | Punjabi (India and Pakistan) | Qandeel Hussain | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD71 |
| Asia | Rokdung (Sikkim, India) | Ktien Hima & R. Karthick Narayanan | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD65 |
| Asia | Sihan (Sarawak, Malaysia) | Peter Puxon | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD126 |
| Asia | Southern Alta (Kabulowan) (Philippines) | Marvin Maximo Abreu | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD61 |
| Asia | Sunam (Kinnaur, India) | Harvinder Kumar Negi | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD81 |
| Asia | Tai Aiton (Assam, India) | Deepmoni Kakoty | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD98 |
| Asia | Tichurong (Nepal) | Jag Bahadur Budha, Maya Daurio & Mark Turin | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD50 |
| Asia | Western Rengma (Karbi Anglong, India) | Longmailai, Monali, Anita Langthasa, Udipta Saikia, Rinky Boruah & Tanti Basanta | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD99 |
Australia-Pacific
| Region | Title | Author(s) | Link to item |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia-Pacific | Binumarien (Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea) | Renger van Dasselaar | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD101 |
| Australia-Pacific | Gija (East Kimberley, Western Australia) | Caroline de Dear, Francesco Possemato & Joe Blythe | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD104 |
| Australia-Pacific | Jaru (Australia) | Josua Dahmen, Francesco Possemato & Joe Blythe | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD105 |
| Australia-Pacific | Kalaw Kawaw Ya (Saibai Island, Western Torres Strait Islands, Australia) | Alistair Harvey | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD36 |
| Australia-Pacific | Nukuoro (Nukuoro Atoll, Pohnpei State, Federated States of Micronesia) | Emily Drummond & Johnny Rudolph | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD45 |
| Australia-Pacific | Paicî (Central mainland, New Caledonia) | Ian Flaws & Jacques Pourouda | Link: https://lddjournal.org/articles/10.25894/ldd.319 |
| Australia-Pacific | Reo Ra’ivavae (Ra’ivavae, Austral Archipelago, French-occupied Polynesia) | J. Drew Hancock-Teed & Mary Walworth | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD48 |
| Australia-Pacific | Sinasina Sign Language (Chimbu, Papua New Guinea) | Samantha Rarrick | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD66 |
Central America
| Region | Title | Author(s) | Link to item |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central America | Cora (Mexico) | William H. Parker | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD127 |
| Central America | Paipai (Baja California, Mexico) | Ivette S. Gonzalez | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD106 |
| Central America | Southern Tepehuan (Durango and Narayit, Mexico) | Gabriela Garcia Salido & Michael Everdell | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD67 |
Europe
| Region | Title | Author(s) | Link to item |
|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | Gakvarian Chamalal (Dagestan and Chechnya) | Olle Kejonen | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD34 |
| Europe | North Saami, Čohkkiras variety (Sweden, Norway) | Kristian Roncero | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD109 |
North America
| Region | Title | Author(s) | Link to item |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America | Akuzipik/Yupik (St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, USA; Chukotka, Russia) | Christopher Petuwaq Koonooka, Sylvia L.R. Schreiner, Giulia Masella Soldati, Lane Schwartz, Benjamin Hunt, Preston Haas, Emily Chen & Hyunji Hayley Park | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD43 |
| North America | Kanien’kéha (Mohawk) (United States and Canada) | Joseph Pentangelo | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD37 |
South America
| Region | Title | Author(s) | Link to item |
|---|---|---|---|
| South America | A’ingae (Ecuador and Colombia) | Maksymilian Dąbkowski | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD28 |
| South America | Arutani (Venezuela and Brazil) | Jorge Emilio Rosés Labrada, Thiago Chacon & Francia Medina | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD108 |
| South America | Iñapari (Peru) | Chris Rogers | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD60 |
| South America | Kawésqar (Chile) | Rodrigo Becerra | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD128 |
| South America | Northern Pastaza Kichwa (Ecuador and Peru) | Alexander Rice | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD78 |
| South America | Sapé (Venezuela) | Jorge Emilio Rosés Labrada & Francia Medina | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD125 |
| South America | Wajãpi (Brazil, French Guiana) | Fernando Carvalho | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/ldd.333 |
| South America | Zo’é (Brazil) | Nilton Hitotuzi, Wilson de Lima Silva & Onésimo Martins de Castro | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD107 |
All regions
| Region | Title | Author(s) | Link to item |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | Akuzipik/Yupik (St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, USA; Chukotka, Russia) | Christopher Petuwaq Koonooka, Sylvia L.R. Schreiner, Giulia Masella Soldati, Lane Schwartz, Benjamin Hunt, Preston Haas, Emily Chen & Hyunji Hayley Park | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD43 |
| Asia | Bala (China) | Andreas Hölzl | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD76 |
| Asia | Chhitkul-Rakchham (Himachal Pradesh, India) | Philippe Antoine Martinez | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD129 |
| Asia | Dawoodi (Pakistan) | Qandeel Hussain | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD69 |
| Asia | Ikema Miyako (Japan) | Shigeko Shinohara & Qandeel Hussain | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD80 |
| Asia | Kalasha (Pakistan) | Qandeel Hussain & Jeff Mielke | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD97 |
| Asia | Kera’a (Arunachal Pradesh, India) | Naomi Peck | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD62 |
| Asia | Kodi (Indonesia) | Yustinus Ghanggo Ate | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD77 |
| Asia | Linguistic diversity in the Tibetan regions: a set of Language Snapshots | Yulha Lawa | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD53 |
| Asia | Mankiyali (Pakistan) | Shakir Ullah, Qandeel Hussain & Uzma Anjum | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD70 |
| Asia | Naawa (Sankhuwasabha, Nepal) | Mark A. Condra | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD33 |
| Asia | Punjabi (India and Pakistan) | Qandeel Hussain | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD71 |
| Asia | Rokdung (Sikkim, India) | Ktien Hima & R. Karthick Narayanan | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD65 |
| Asia | Sihan (Sarawak, Malaysia) | Peter Puxon | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD126 |
| Asia | Southern Alta (Kabulowan) (Philippines) | Marvin Maximo Abreu | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD61 |
| Asia | Sunam (Kinnaur, India) | Harvinder Kumar Negi | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD81 |
| Asia | Tai Aiton (Assam, India) | Deepmoni Kakoty | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD98 |
| Asia | Tichurong (Nepal) | Jag Bahadur Budha, Maya Daurio & Mark Turin | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD50 |
| Asia | Western Rengma (Karbi Anglong, India) | Longmailai, Monali, Anita Langthasa, Udipta Saikia, Rinky Boruah & Tanti Basanta | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD99 |
| Australia-Pacific | Binumarien (Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea) | Renger van Dasselaar | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD101 |
| Australia-Pacific | Gija (East Kimberley, Western Australia) | Caroline de Dear, Francesco Possemato & Joe Blythe | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD104 |
| Australia-Pacific | Jaru (Australia) | Josua Dahmen, Francesco Possemato & Joe Blythe | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD105 |
| Australia-Pacific | Kalaw Kawaw Ya (Saibai Island, Western Torres Strait Islands, Australia) | Alistair Harvey | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD36 |
| Australia-Pacific | Nukuoro (Nukuoro Atoll, Pohnpei State, Federated States of Micronesia) | Emily Drummond & Johnny Rudolph | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD45 |
| Australia-Pacific | Paicî (Central mainland, New Caledonia) | Ian Flaws & Jacques Pourouda | Link: https://lddjournal.org/articles/10.25894/ldd.319 |
| Australia-Pacific | Reo Ra’ivavae (Ra’ivavae, Austral Archipelago, French-occupied Polynesia) | J. Drew Hancock-Teed & Mary Walworth | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD48 |
| Australia-Pacific | Sinasina Sign Language (Chimbu, Papua New Guinea) | Samantha Rarrick | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD66 |
| Africa | Fa d’Ambô (Equatorial Guinea) | Ana Lívia Agostinho | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD39 |
| Africa | Gizey (Cameroon and Chad) | Ana Lívia Agostinho | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD52 |
| Africa | Guébie (Côte d’Ivoire, Ivory Coast) | Hannah Sande | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD63 |
| Africa | Julut (Sudan) | Ulrike Nüsslein | Link: https://doi.org/10.25894/ldd.187 |
| Africa | Kulaale (Chad) | Florian Lionnet | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD103 |
| Africa | Le baraïn (Tchad) | Joseph Lovestrand | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD72 |
| Africa | Nobiin (Egypt, Sudan) | Maya K. Barzilai & Nubantood Khalil | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD102 |
| Central America | Cora (Mexico) | William H. Parker | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD127 |
| Central America | Paipai (Baja California, Mexico) | Ivette S. Gonzalez | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD106 |
| Central America | Southern Tepehuan (Durango and Narayit, Mexico) | Gabriela Garcia Salido & Michael Everdell | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD67 |
| South America | A’ingae (Ecuador and Colombia) | Maksymilian Dąbkowski | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD28 |
| South America | Arutani (Venezuela and Brazil) | Jorge Emilio Rosés Labrada, Thiago Chacon & Francia Medina | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD108 |
| South America | Iñapari (Peru) | Chris Rogers | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD60 |
| South America | Kawésqar (Chile) | Rodrigo Becerra | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD128 |
| South America | Northern Pastaza Kichwa (Ecuador and Peru) | Alexander Rice | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD78 |
| South America | Sapé (Venezuela) | Jorge Emilio Rosés Labrada & Francia Medina | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD125 |
| South America | Wajãpi (Brazil, French Guiana) | Fernando Carvalho | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/ldd.333 |
| South America | Zo’é (Brazil) | Nilton Hitotuzi, Wilson de Lima Silva & Onésimo Martins de Castro | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD107 |
| North America | Akuzipik/Yupik (St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, USA; Chukotka, Russia) | Christopher Petuwaq Koonooka, Sylvia L.R. Schreiner, Giulia Masella Soldati, Lane Schwartz, Benjamin Hunt, Preston Haas, Emily Chen & Hyunji Hayley Park | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD43 |
| North America | Kanien’kéha (Mohawk) (United States and Canada) | Joseph Pentangelo | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD37 |
| Europe | Gakvarian Chamalal (Dagestan and Chechnya) | Olle Kejonen | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD34 |
| Europe | North Saami, Čohkkiras variety (Sweden, Norway) | Kristian Roncero | Link: http://doi.org/10.25894/LDD109 |