Documentation and Revitalization of Lio, a Language of Flores, Indonesia
Synopsis:
Lio is an under-documented Austronesian language spoken in Flores, Indonesia. This talk will summarize the results of 13 months of fieldwork, focusing on how certain linguistic features of Lio fit into typological patterns (or not), including relative clauses, numerals and classifiers, and ablaut and rhyme reduplication. It will also briefly discuss the preliminary results of an ongoing language use and language attitude survey, the results of which suggest that Lio’s language vitality is not as stable as it is presently considered by databases such as Glottolog and Ethnologue. Finally, it will briefly discuss revitalization work presently being undertaken by the Lio community to ensure Lio’s continued use.
Tuesday, April 8th, 2025
12:30 PM