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Project Details
Fund Amount (RMB)
161159,43
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.
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.
Key findings
Linguistic mapping of the languages of the Maluku Islands; documentation of unwritten oral traditions on the Maritime Spice Routes of Indonesia
| Project Category | Research Grant |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Effective start/end date | 1/04/24 → 30/11/25 |
Collaborative partners
- Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
- 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) (Project partner) (lead)
Keywords
- Language Documentation
- Field Linguistics
- Cultural Anthropology
- Maluku Islands
- Maritime Spice Routes
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Place Names and Cultural Identity: Toponyms and Their Diachronic Evolution among the Kula People from Alor Island
1/01/24 → 31/12/25
Project: Internal Research Project
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Polyglot Medical Heritage in Maritime Southeast Asia: Foundational Resources and Digital Tools
STANLEY-BAKER, M., PERONO CACCIAFOCO, F. & ZAKARIA, F.
1/01/20 → 31/12/22
Project: Collaborative Research Project
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Toponymy and Language Shift: Aspects of Language Change in South-East Asia
Cavallaro, F., Kratochvil, F., PERONO CACCIAFOCO, F. & KENSINGER, A.
6/01/14 → 31/12/17
Project: Internal Research Project
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Abui Botanical Dataset: Healing Plants
WU, S. & PERONO CACCIAFOCO, F., 7 May 2024, 12 p. Amsterdam, The Netherlands : Elsevier Inc.Research output: Other contribution › peer-review
Open Access -
Understanding through the Numbers: Number Systems, Their Evolution, and Their Perception among Kula People from Alor Island, Southeastern Indonesia
WU, S. & PERONO CACCIAFOCO, F., 17 Jan 2024, In: Humans. 4, 1, p. 34 49 p., 15.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access -
‘Moko’ drums and gongs, ritual musical instruments and local currency from Alor Island, Southeast Indonesia: A comprehensive and verified lexical data set
WU, S. & Perono Cacciafoco, F., Jun 2024, In: Data in Brief. 54, p. 1-10 10 p., 110354.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
Activities
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Place-names and Cultural Identity: Toponyms and Their Diachronic Evolution among the Abui People from Alor
Francesco PERONO CACCIAFOCO (Speaker)
23 Aug 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation at conference/workshop/seminar
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Mapping the Languages of Indigenous Clans in the Eastern Spice Islands (Research Grant)
Francesco PERONO CACCIAFOCO (Participant)
1 Apr 2024 → 30 Nov 2025Activity: Other
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The Archaeology of Language
Francesco PERONO CACCIAFOCO (Keynote speaker) & Shiyue WU (Invited speaker)
17 Jul 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk