LINGUIST List 23.3377
Sat Aug 11 2012
Media: Facebook in Kaqchikel
Editor for this issue: Anna Belew
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Date: 11-Aug-2012
From: Brent Henderson <bhendrsn
ufl.edu>
Subject: Facebook in Kaqchikel
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On the Day of the World's Indigenous People (August 9), Wuqu'Kawoq:Maya Health Alliance announced the availability of a free softwareplug-in that allows users to access Facebook's interface completely inthe Kaqchikel language. The software can be downloaded at
www.wachwuj.com.
It is the result of collaboration between linguists Robert Henderson(McGill U.) and Juan Ajsinivac (Kaqchikel Colchi, Guatemala), and Dr.Peter Rohloff (Wuqu' Kawoq Medical Director), based on a scriptdeveloped by Kevin Scannell (St. Louis U.)
The release has generated media buzz on Yahoo News as well asCNN Mexico.
http://news.yahoo.com/local-guatemala-language-soon-facebook-193659871.html
http://mexico.cnn.com/videos/2012/08/08/el-nuevo-idioma-de-facebook Wuqu'Kawoq: Maya Health Alliance is a Guatemala-based NGOfocused on health and linguistic/cultural revitalization in rural MayaCommunities. Learn more at
www.wuqukawoq.org.
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