El Foro Permanente de las Naciones Unidas para las Cuestiones Indígenas en 2016 alertó que, el 40 por ciento de las siete mil lenguas Indígenas que se hablan en el mundo están en riesgo de desaparecer, por lo cual propuso a la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas que el 2019 fuera el Año Internacional de las Lenguas Indígenas. Este lo aprobó con el fin de sensibilizar a la sociedad en general para que reconozcan, aprecien y valoren la importante contribución que los idiomas originarios hacen a la diversidad cultural y lingüística mundial.
Cultural Survival's Dev Kumar Sunuwar spoke to Victoria Tauli Corpuz,the Special Rapporteur of on the Rights Indigenous Peoples on IYIL 2019, we also interview Joan Carling from the Indigenous Peoples Major Group for Sustainable Development.
Production: Shaldon Ferris (Khoisan, South Africa)
Image: Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, courtesy of Jamie Kalliongis
Interviewer: Dev Kumar Sunuwar
Interviewees: Victoria Tauli-Corpuz and Joan Carling
El Cabécar es un idioma indígena de Costa Rica. Es hablada por la comunidad Cabécar en la región costarricense de Talamanca. Pertenece a la familia lingüística chibchense, y relacionada con otros idiomas regionales, como el bribri, el boruca y el maleku. Más datos interesantes en este programa.
Musicalización:
- Música de Introducción
“Burn Your Village to the Ground” por A Tribe Called Red. Usado con permiso.
2019 fue declarado por la ONU como Año Internacional de las lenguas Indígenas.
Los Idiomas Indígenas son importantes, en ellos permanece viva la cultura, la ciencia, la cosmogonía de cada pueblo. Para que sobrevivan, es necesario que se transmita de generación en generación, además de promover el correcto cumplimiento de políticas públicas. En este programa conozca un poco sobre el idioma Wayú de Colombia.
Musicalización:
- Música de Introducción
“Burn Your Village to the Ground” por A Tribe Called Red. Usado con permiso.
Los Idiomas Indígenas son importantes para los Pueblos Indígenas y para la diversidad cultural del mundo. En en ellos permanece viva la cultura, la ciencia, la cosmogonía de cada pueblo. Para que estos sobrevivan, se necesita que los conservemos, trasmitamos y que se creen políticas públicas para garantizar la creación de estas.
De acuerdo con el Ethnologue del mundo, en Honduras se hablan 10 idiomas indígenas. Uno de los idiomas destacados es el Miskito en cual cuenta con más de 29.000, hablantes en la actualidad.
In this program, producer Dev Kumar Sunuwar talks about Sunuwar language, the mother tongue of Sunuwar Indigenous Peoples of Nepal, called Koits-lo. The Sunuwar are one of 59 Indigenous Peoples legally recognized by the government of Nepal. They live in the eastern part of Nepal, alongside of the Likhu, Sunkoshi and Khimti Rivers, mainly in the Ramechhap and Okhaldhunga districts. Sunuwar people call themselves “koits” in their mother tongue. According to the 2011 Census, The Sunuwar have a population of 57 thousand, of which only 18 thousand can speak their mother tongue.
Las Naciones Unidas han declarado este año 2019 como Año Internacional de las Lenguas Indígenas. Esta celebración nos permite mostrar y reconocer la importancia de las lenguas para que permanezca viva la cultura, la ciencia y cosmogonía de cada pueblo.
El Guna es una lengua indígena hablado principalmente par el pueblo Gunadule o pueblo Guna de la comarca Guna Yala en Panamá. Aquí puede enterarse de otros datos relevantes !escuche, descargue y comparta!
Tharu is the mother tongue of the Tharu people, and it is divided into 2 categories, namely Rana Tharu and Dangaura Tharu, both belonging to the Indo-aryan language family. The Tharu peoples areamongst the largest indigenous communities in Nepal, they number 1.8 million people according to 2011 census. The Tharu are one of Nepal’s 59 Indigenous communities, comprised of 50 different clans with cultural differences. Each clan has slightly different dialects and tones when speaking their mother tongues. Among the 1.8 million, some 1.5 million speak their mother tongue.
This program includes short voice clips of four different languages spoken by four different sub-clans of Rai Indigenous communities of Nepal namely: Bantawa, Chamling, Kulung and Puma. Rai is one of Nepal’s 59 Indigenous Peoples, legally recognized by the government, but debate among Rai Indigenous communities still continues about Rai not being their ethnic identity, but posts given to the topmost leaders during the ancient kingship system of Nepal.
Khwedam is spoken by the Bwabwata San People in Namibia. There are also some speakers in Botswana and South Africa.
This program provides a sound clip of Khwedam, and gives some information about the Indigenous People who speak the language.
PRODUCTION
Shaldon Ferris (KhoiSan)
Indigenous Rights Radio Intro track features "Burn your Village to the Ground" by @a-tribe-called-red. Used with permission.
Music: Lights in the Forest by Yarina. Used with permission.
Naro is spoken by the Ncao Khwe , which means the red people, sometimes referred to as the San people of Botswana.
This program provides a sound clip of Naro, and gives some information about the Indigenous People who speak the language.
PRODUCTION
Shaldon Ferris (KhoiSan)
Indigenous Rights Radio Intro track features "Burn your Village to the Ground" by @a-tribe-called-red. Used with permission.
Music: Lights in the Forest by Yarina. Used with permission.
This radio program is part of a series of programs produced by Indigenous Rights Radio, to commemorate the International Year of Indigenous Languages, 2019. In this program, we showcase the Newar Indigenous Language which is called, Nepal-Bhasa. The Newar are one of the 59 Indigenous Peoples recognized so far by the government of Nepal. They are the original habitants of Kathmandu valley, the capital city of modern Nepal. The Newar people have diversity in terms of religion, rituals and culture, but share one common language.
The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues is the UN’s central body dedicated to all matters relating to the rights of the approximately 370 million Indigenous Peoples around the World.
In 2019, The 18th session of the Forum in New York will highlight the year that has been declared the International Year of Indigenous Languages.
Cultural Survival's Avexnim Cojti spoke to Richard Grounds from the Yuchi Nation, who tells us how this commemoration came about.
The 18th session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues ran from 22 of April until 3 May 2019.
The theme was Traditional knowledge: Generation, transmission and protection.
This program is about the the importance of Indigenous languages in the digital era.
Producer: Shaldon Ferris (KhoiSan, South Africa)
Sound Clip: Alili Kiskitalo (Sami), Co-chair of IYIL steering committee.
Music : Whispers, by Ziibiwan, used with permission.
The world will indeed be a poorer place without the languages and cultures of Indigenous Peoples.
So it is necessary to celebrate and promote Indigenous Languages, thereby improving the lives of the peoples who speak the languages.
Producer: Shaldon Ferris (KhoiSan, South Africa)
Interview: Kaimana Barcase, Hawaii and Denver Breda, South Africa.
Music : Whispers by Ziibiwan, used with permission.
Picture: A man plays a Khwe finger piano, West Caprivi Strip. Photo by Julie Taylor 2007, Courtesy of Cultural Survival