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UN MDG #6: People are healthier and live longer when they have access to information in their own language about hygiene, nutrition and the prevention and treatment of disease.


   

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Language documentation workshop in Indonesia

Instructors from SIL are conducting a language documentation workshop at the Atma Jaya University. Language documentation focuses on making an archival record of the language in use. After orientation to basic language documentation methods, participants will practice by actually documenting a limited sample of a language.