Description
Principal Investigator in the Research Project "Mapping the Languages of Indigenous Clans in the Eastern Spice Islands", funded by the Directorate of Cultural Development and Utilization, Directorate General of Culture, Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia (Jakarta, Java, Indonesia).The Project (which involves Language Documentation on the field, Linguistic Anthropology, Cultural Anthropology, the study of local oral traditions, and archival & cartographic research) aims at a comprehensive linguistic mapping of the endangered and relatively undocumented languages of the Maluku Islands (and surrounding areas), with a specific focus on maritime trade routes (for spices) and related specialized terminology. The ultimate goal, besides the development of an interactive and digital linguistic and historical map (open-access and constantly updated) of the archipelago and academic publications, is to get the Spice Routes and Spice Islands of Indonesia recognized by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage Site.
Period | 1 Apr 2024 → 30 Nov 2025 |
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Held at | Directorate of Cultural Development and Utilization, Directorate General of Culture, Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia (Jakarta, Java, ID) |
Degree of Recognition | International |
Keywords
- Language Documentation
- Field Linguistics
- Indonesia
- Spice Islands
- Cultural Anthropology
Documents & Links
Related content
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Research output
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Name List of 'Moko' Drums in Abui, Sawila, and Kula
Research output: Other contribution › peer-review
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Understanding through the Numbers: Number Systems, Their Evolution, and Their Perception among Kula People from Alor Island, Southeastern Indonesia
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Abui Botanical Dataset: Healing Plants
Research output: Other contribution › peer-review
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‘Moko’ drums and gongs, ritual musical instruments and local currency from Alor Island, Southeast Indonesia: A comprehensive and verified lexical data set
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
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Place-names and Cultural Identity: Toponyms and Their Diachronic Evolution among the Abui People from Alor
Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation at conference/workshop/seminar
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Projects
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Mapping the Languages of Indigenous Clans in the Eastern Spice Islands
Project: Governmental Research Project
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Place Names and Cultural Identity: Toponyms and Their Diachronic Evolution among the Kula People from Alor Island
Project: Internal Research Project