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Revitalization and Reconstruction of the Taino Language

Monday, December 16 @ 7:00 pm - 8:15 pm

Free

The Medford Public Library is co-sponsoring an online program 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. Register through the library’s new online calendar to receive the Zoom link.

 

Details

Date:
Monday, December 16
Time:
7:00 pm - 8:15 pm
Cost:
Free
Event Category:
Website:
https://medfordlibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/revitalization-and-reconstruction-of-the-taino-language-zoom-program/

Organizer

Medford Public Library
Phone:
781-395-7950
Website:
http://www.medfordlibrary.org/
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