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<!doctype html> <html> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge"> <title>Endangered Languages of Japan</title> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, minimum-scale=1, maximum-scale=1, user-scalable=no"> <meta name="format-detection" content="telephone=no"> <meta name="description" content="日本の消滅危機方言の音声データを紹介するサイト"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/asset/css/common.css"> </head> <body> <div id="wrap"> <header class="header"> <div class="logo"><a href="/en/"> <h1>Endangered Languages of Japan</h1> <p></p> </a></div> <ul class="lang"> <li><a href="/"><span class="pc">日本語</span><span class="sp">JP</span></a></li> <li class="current"><a href="/en/"><span class="pc">English</span><span class="sp">EN</span></a></li> </ul> <div class="switch"><button type="button" class="drawer-hamburger"><span class="drawer-hamburger-icon"></span></button></div> <nav class="drawer-nav"> <ul> <li class="current"><a href="/en/">Top</a></li> <li><a href="/en/event/">Events</a></li> <li><a href="/en/data/">Data</a> <ul> <li><a href="/en/data/">Top</a></li> <li><a href="/en/data/detail.html">About</a></li> <li><a href="/data/tango/search?lang=en">Lexical data</a></li> <li><a href="/data/danwa/search?lang=en">Oral Texts</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </nav> </header> <main class="top"> <section> <h2><span>the Database of Endangered Languages of Japan</span></h2> <p>Welcome to the Database of Endangered Languages of Japan!<br /> This database is an open-access database that offers linguistic and audio materials of many endangered languages and dialects spoken in Japan. The <a href="/data/tango/search?lang=en">basic vocabulary page</a> contains searchable basic vocabulary word lists of many dialects, each word being accompanied by its pronunciation by a native speaker. In the <a href="/data/danwa/search?lang=en">oral text page</a>, you can enjoy many oral texts gathered in the field and provided with a full transcription and translation.</p> </section> <section> <h2><span>News</span></h2> <ul class="list-info"> <li><a> <time datetime="2022-03-31">2022.03.31</time> <p>The page for endangered languages of Japan has been renewed.</p> </a></li> </ul> </section> <section class="bg"> <h2><span>Video Library</span></h2> <ul class="list-row row4"> <li> <video src="/asset/video/1011_weaving_basho-fu_English_subtitle.mp4" controls controlslist="nodownload"></video> <h3>The making of Yoron island's traditional cloth Bashofu</h3> </li> </ul> </section> </main> <footer class="footer"> <div class="logo"> <h1><a href="https://www.ninjal.ac.jp/english/" target="_blank">National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics</a></h1> <address>10-2 Midori-cho Tachikawa Tokyo 190-8561<br>E-mail:kcelik@ninjal.ac.jp</address> </div> <small>Copyright © 2022 National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics.</small> </footer> <div class="pagetop"><a href="#wrap"><span></span></a></div> <!--/wrap--> </div> <div class="drawer-overlay"></div> <script src="/asset/js/jquery.min.js"></script> <script src="/asset/js/common.js"></script> </body> </html>