(Virtual) Revitalization and Reconstruction of the Taino Language
Monday, December 167:00—8:00 PMZoom
Join us on Zoom to learn about current efforts to revive the Taino language. Kasike Jorge Baracutay Estevez will speak on the challenges of reviving the Indigenous Taino Arawak language/s of the Caribbean, as well as his work on Hiwatahia: Hekexi Taino Language Dictionary, a new 20,000-word dictionary. Dr. Darlene Flores, a founding member of Indigenous Peoples Day Newton, will introduce this program. This program is presented in partnership with the Newton Free Library.
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