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facilitate both the preservation of endangered community languages and their
advancement.
The new Web portal is to be presented in indigenous languages as well as in
Russian and English. Each of the relevant communities will have a separate
section devoted to it, carrying informative content on its language and culture.
In addition, a forum for communication in indigenous languages will be created.
The project’s implementation has got underway as part of the Amosov North-
Eastern Federal University’s “Programme for Preserving and Advancing the
Yukaghir Language & Culture on Digital Carriers and in Cyberspace in 2011-
2014” (Project 4.1, Event 2.35). The reason for picking out the Yukaghirs is
their being an endangered culture on the brink of extinction, with very few
native speakers and tradition carriers left.
Basic information on the Yukaghir is now available at www.arcticmegapedia.ru.
It comes in the following 16 categories:
• General Information,
• History,
• Yukaghir Language,
• Myths & Folklore,
• Customs & Beliefs,
• Matrimony & Family Raising,
• Traditional Economic Activities,
• Housing & Home Utensils,
• Clothing,
• Music & Decorative Arts,
• Traditional Cuisine,
• Transportation,
• Yukaghirs Today,
• Scientific Research,
• Literature,
• Personalities.
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