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The widows of the Gemavye brothers, executed following the 1940 revolt along
with their father: Etteut, grandmother to V. Nuvano, left; Tynatvaal, right.
The village of Vayegi
Conclusion
L. Pautov, late 1970s © Photo archives of V. Nuvano
Despite the significant achievements already made within the framework of
the Programme for the Preservation of Cultural and Linguistic Diversity of
the Eskimo and Chukchi, there is a need for more efforts toward preserving
and studying the dialects of the Chukchi language and its unique gender
differences (the male and female phonetic patterns).
No clue has yet been found to explain the phenomenon of scarce cross-borrowings
between the Eskimo and the coastal Chukchi languages. The famous sealife hunting
culture of the Bering Strait exists in a bilingual environment, yet the two languages,
with dissimilar origins and vocabulary, develop each their own separate way.
Funds are now being raised to finance the showcasing of the programme’s major
achievements in a book series and in a collection of discs. The primary aim,
though, is to instill the indigenous cultural and linguistic heritage preservation
awareness among younger generations, encouraging them to join in the effort.
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