147. Speaking Khroskyabs

Speaking Tongues

Hello Language Lovers and welcome back to a new episode of Speaking Tongues. Today we’re talking about Khroskyabs with Yulha. Yulha is native speaker of this endangered language, from the Tibetan Plateau. She has been working on documenting and revitalizing her mother tongue since her high school and she is optimistic of her work moving into a positive direction.

In this conversation, we discuss:

• Life and tradition in Tibet and the meaning of “Tibetan-ness”

• Using language in Tibet and the role Buddhism plays in language standardization

• Oral traditions and storytelling within her community, and collecting sayings and proverbs in Khroskyabs

• How space and geography are encoded in Khroskyabs language

• Technology changing the way that we're able to conduct revitalization and preservation work with endangered languages

Big thank you to Yulha for sharing your culture, your mother tongue and your amazing stories with all of us. If you enjoy this episode of Speaking Tongues, don’t forget to subscribe, rate and review the Speaking Tongues Podcast on Apple Podcasts and like and subscribe on YouTube so that other language lovers like ourselves can find the show! If you’ve been a long time listener of the show or a recent listener, you can now pledge ongoing support for the show on Buy Me a Coffee dot com or on Patreon dot com. And as you know, I wrote a book! My food ‘zine of international language and cuisine, Taste Buds Vol 1. is available now for purchase! Check social media for the sneak peek inside of the book and make sure you purchase for yourself and your friends! Links to all platforms are below!

To Find Yulha:

ELP mentor appointment: https://endangeredlanguagesproject.as.me/schedule/9f4dee73/appointment/40138205?appointmentTypeIds%5B%5D=40138205

Khrosyyabs mother tongue revitalization videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUgfvqpBlF7Tvurb_ChXvIg

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