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The Thinking of Speaking
Issue #5 September / October 2013
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Rongorongo
Island Chants
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Rongorongo is a strange writing system used in numerous texts on Easter Island which even the natives have forgotten how to read.
Otto Dempwolff
Islands of Language
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Doctor, soldier, linguist and anthropologist. Otto Dempwolff was all of these during his work with the people and languages of Austronesia.
Special Feature
Avoiuli
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Cultures and languages influence each other, but how often does a cultural practice become a form of writing a language? On the island nation of Vanuatu, this has happened in the form of Avoiuli.
Revisited
Legends of Maui - Maui's Home
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Maui is a demi god who is a major figure in the mythology of the Pacific nations. This article talks about his origins and his home.
Revisited
Legends of Maui - Maui Snaring the Sun
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Maui is a demi god who is a major figure in the mythology of the Pacific nations. This article talks about one of his great feats: his capturing of the sun.
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Rongorongo
Island Chants
Rongorongo is a strange writing system used in numerous texts on Easter Island which even the natives have forgotten how to read.
Otto Dempwolff
Islands of Language
Doctor, soldier, linguist and anthropologist. Otto Dempwolff was all of these during his work with the people and languages of Austronesia.
Special Feature
Avoiuli
Cultures and languages influence each other, but how often does a cultural practice become a form of writing a language? On the island nation of Vanuatu, this has happened in the form of Avoiuli.
Revisited
Legends of Maui - Maui's Home
Maui is a demi god who is a major figure in the mythology of the Pacific nations. This article talks about his origins and his home.
Revisited
Legends of Maui - Maui Snaring the Sun
Maui is a demi god who is a major figure in the mythology of the Pacific nations. This article talks about one of his great feats: his capturing of the sun.
COLUMNS
Letter From The Editor
Why Polynesian?
This is a special Malayo-Polynesian issue, to help people learn more about this large but often ignored family of languages.
At the Cinema
Whale Rider
A young girl tries hard to show that she can be leader and maintain a tradition, but her biggest obstacle is her grandfather and tradition itself.
Celebrations
Pasifika Festival
Celebrations normally help us remember important events, but the Pasifika Festival is one that teaches us and reminds us of the culture and history of the Pacific islands...
Languages in Peril
The Island Invasion
Isolated for thousands of years, the languages and people of the Polynesian islands were sometimes heavily damaged by colonizing Europeans. We look at three of them that ...
Word on the Streets
Malay Masters
The streets of Parleremo are named after famous masters of literature. In this issue, we look at three from Malay: Abdullah, Shahnon, Usman
Where Are You?
Guess the city and country from the article and picture.
IN OTHER ISSUES
Montreal LangFest 2017: Another blowout success
Every year, an event called LangFest takes place in Montreal, Canada, to celebrate and promote language learning around the world. One of this year's organizers, Tetsu Yu...
Revisited
Words From The Names Of Animals
Greedy as a pig. Stubborn as a mule. Crazy like a fox. People love to use animals to describe particular traits of people. This article talks about some of these in Engli...
The Question Of Practice
An International Language Is Possible
This excerpt from "International Language - Past, Present & Future" by W. J. Clark, 1907, shows us how International Auxiliary Languages were viewed when they were first ...
5 Funny Words In Afrikaans From My Perspective
Guest writer Teddy Nee tells us a little about the Afrikaans language and how some of the words sound to him.
Make Your Own Language Group
Learning a language is easier when you do with it group, where you can share the experience and practise easily. But how do you find such a group? Teddy Nee has some sugg...
More About Cognates Than You Ever Wanted to Know
Languages interact with each other, sharing aspects of grammar, writing, and vocabulary. However, coincidences also create words which only looked related. John C. Rigdon...
How Do You Say It?
A look at sound notation systems
A new language means new words, new grammar, and new sounds. But how do learn to pronounce those new sounds if you only have written resources? We look at some common sou...
Which Language Is...?
People love to ask questions about languages and language learning. There are a variety of them that really can't be answered, and it those that we will attempt to answer...
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