video-es | Taíno Language Exploration / Exploración del idioma taíno
Presentation language: English with Spanish & French subtitles
About the presentation:
The Taino language disappeared a long time ago, and all that was left were words passed down from generation to generation or recorded by Spanish chroniclers. Those recorded were mostly nouns, making language revival next to impossible. Higuayagua has now created its own Taino language variant. During this presentation, you'll learn about the process for creating the Hiwatahia Taino language by gathering remaining Taino words and searching for the closest cognates within other Ta-Maipurean Arawak languages.
About Kasíke Jorge Baracutay Estévez:
Kasike Jorge Baracutay Estevez hails from the town of Jaibón in the Cibao region of the Dominican Republic. Estevez has identified with his Indigenous ancestry his entire life. He worked at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian for 25 years as an Assistant to the Research and Workshops Coordinator. In addition, he founded the Taíno Cultural Group, Higuayagua Taíno of the Caribbean, which dedicates itself to exploring and preserving all aspects of Caribbean Indigeneity and backing up its claims with in-depth research. Their latest project is Hiwatahia: Hekexi Taino Language Reconstruction, which is now going into a second English edition as well as a Spanish edition.
About Reencuentro Taíno Conference:
This first-of-its kind event, focused on the evolution of the Taíno language and featured linguists working on language revitalization, archeologists, artists, musicians, spiritual leaders, and esteemed members of our Taíno community from around the world.
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