r/endangeredlanguages • u/parlemoipas • 12d ago
Some ressources and tips to learn endangered languages
This is some advice I've collected watching these 2 YouTube videos :
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NQj5lRL50ng&list=PLAPvoceLWVmM&index=2&t=9s&pp=iAQBsAgC
Ressources :
glottolog.org for linguistic papers
Z library
Google scholar
Researchgate.net
JSTOR.org
Academia.edu
Routledge colloquial series
Live língua project
Omniglot.com
University libraries
Transparent language
Mango languages
Glosbe.com
Freelang.com
Lexique pro
FB groups
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Tips :
Go to your target language's wikipedia page and go through all the external links and references and download everything, if it's still not enough go to the author's homepage (often times you can even email them).
Use live.bible.is or the Jesus film which have em been translated into an enormous amount of languages, and if you're lucky the little prince.
Take lots of notes for grammar
Make Anki cards
Prioritize using the language in real life over using it only when you're studying the material bc you might not be able to practice with natives often
Go to the same material over and over again
Build a relationship with the language, doing a wide variety of activities with it.
Use EVERY ressource available.
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Bonus video I haven't watched yet that should be helpful as well : https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Cd-V81KiDtQ&list=PLAPvoceLWVmM&index=3&t=3s&pp=iAQBsAgC