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'''Uday Raj Aaley''' is a language researcher, writer and activist from Nepal. He is known for documenting the [[Endangered language|moribund]] [[Kusunda language]] and teaching it to young children along with [[Kusunda people|Kusunda]] elders [[Gyani Maiya Sen-Kusunda]] and [[Kamala Sen-Khatri]]. In 2019, he and Timotheus Adrianus Bodt raised funds to document audio and video materials in Kusunda and create a list of 250 concepts in Kusunda. Aaley has indicated the lack of [[Linguistic prescription|prescriptive grammar]] in Kusunda to generalise and formalise Kusunda in his research findings. |
'''Uday Raj Aaley''' is a language researcher, writer and activist from Nepal. He is known for documenting and revitalising the [[Endangered language|moribund]] [[Kusunda language]] and teaching it to young children along with [[Kusunda people|Kusunda]] elders [[Gyani Maiya Sen-Kusunda]] and [[Kamala Sen-Khatri]]. In 2019, he and Timotheus Adrianus Bodt raised funds to document audio and video materials in Kusunda and create a list of 250 concepts in Kusunda. Aaley has indicated the lack of [[Linguistic prescription|prescriptive grammar]] in Kusunda to generalise and formalise Kusunda in his research findings. |
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Aaley began documenting the Kusunda language in 2010s and published the trilingual (English-Nepali-Kusunda) dictionary ''Kusunda Jatir Shabdakosh'' in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Book that traces Kusunda tribe’s history hits shelves |url=https://kathmandupost.com/art-entertainment/2017/08/01/book-that-traces-kusunda-tribes-history-hits-shelves |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=kathmandupost.com |language=English}}</ref> He began a education programme together with [[Gyani Maiya Sen-Kusunda]] and [[Kamala Sen-Khatri]] in January 2019 for teaching 20 children Kusunda with support from Nepal's [[Language Commission (Nepal)|Language Commission]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Aaley |first=Uday Raj |last2=Bodt |first2=Tim |date=2020-02-01 |title=Meet the Professionals: Uday Raj Aaley: Language teacher. |url=https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/34863/ |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=Babel, The Language Magazine 30: 44-45 |language=en}}</ref> The bilingual (Nepali-Kusunda) education resources created in this programme were the first materials in Kusunda.<ref name=":0" /> In 2019, he and Timotheus Adrianus Bodt raised USD 5,000 from a grant from [[Endangered Language Fund]] and a crowd-funding campaign on [[GoFundMe]] to document audio and video materials in Kusunda and create a list of 250 concepts in Kusunda.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aaley |first=Uday Raj |last2=Bodt |first2=Timotheus Adrianus |date=September 6, 2019 |title=All Kusunda Audio and Video Files Metadata |url=https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3401526 |access-date=23 September 2024 |doi=10.5281/zenodo.3401526}}</ref> He collaborated with Nepalese-American not-for-profit [[Archive Nepal]] and received a grant from the British Library in 2023 to develop courses to teach Kusunda online and to [[Higher secondary school|higher secondary]] students through bilingual Nepali-Kusunda books.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023 |title=Safeguarding the Kusunda (The Ban Rajas) Language and Culture for Future Generations |url=https://cultural-protection-fund.britishcouncil.org/projects/kusunda-ban-rajas-language-and-culture |website=British Council: Cultural Protection Fund}}</ref> |
Aaley began documenting the Kusunda language in 2010s and published the trilingual (English-Nepali-Kusunda) dictionary ''Kusunda Jatir Shabdakosh'' in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Book that traces Kusunda tribe’s history hits shelves |url=https://kathmandupost.com/art-entertainment/2017/08/01/book-that-traces-kusunda-tribes-history-hits-shelves |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=kathmandupost.com |language=English}}</ref> He began a education programme together with [[Gyani Maiya Sen-Kusunda]] and [[Kamala Sen-Khatri]] in January 2019 for teaching 20 children Kusunda with support from Nepal's [[Language Commission (Nepal)|Language Commission]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Aaley |first=Uday Raj |last2=Bodt |first2=Tim |date=2020-02-01 |title=Meet the Professionals: Uday Raj Aaley: Language teacher. |url=https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/34863/ |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=Babel, The Language Magazine 30: 44-45 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Chaudhary |first=Sanjib |date=2023-04-03 |title=What does it take to revitalize a dying language? |url=https://globalvoices.org/2023/04/03/what-does-it-take-to-revitalize-a-dying-language/ |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=Global Voices |language=en}}</ref> The bilingual (Nepali-Kusunda) education resources created in this programme were the first materials in Kusunda.<ref name=":0" /> In 2019, he and Timotheus Adrianus Bodt raised USD 5,000 from a grant from [[Endangered Language Fund]] and a crowd-funding campaign on [[GoFundMe]] to document audio and video materials in Kusunda and create a list of 250 concepts in Kusunda.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aaley |first=Uday Raj |last2=Bodt |first2=Timotheus Adrianus |date=September 6, 2019 |title=All Kusunda Audio and Video Files Metadata |url=https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3401526 |access-date=23 September 2024 |doi=10.5281/zenodo.3401526}}</ref> He collaborated with Nepalese-American not-for-profit [[Archive Nepal]] and received a grant from the British Library in 2023 to develop courses to teach Kusunda online and to [[Higher secondary school|higher secondary]] students through bilingual Nepali-Kusunda books.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023 |title=Safeguarding the Kusunda (The Ban Rajas) Language and Culture for Future Generations |url=https://cultural-protection-fund.britishcouncil.org/projects/kusunda-ban-rajas-language-and-culture |website=British Council: Cultural Protection Fund}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:15, 23 September 2024
Uday Raj Aaley is a language researcher, writer and activist from Nepal. He is known for documenting and revitalising the moribund Kusunda language and teaching it to young children along with Kusunda elders Gyani Maiya Sen-Kusunda and Kamala Sen-Khatri. In 2019, he and Timotheus Adrianus Bodt raised funds to document audio and video materials in Kusunda and create a list of 250 concepts in Kusunda. Aaley has indicated the lack of prescriptive grammar in Kusunda to generalise and formalise Kusunda in his research findings.
Early life
Uday Raj Aaley was born in western Nepal and is a native Magar language speaker.[1]
Career
Aaley began documenting the Kusunda language in 2010s and published the trilingual (English-Nepali-Kusunda) dictionary Kusunda Jatir Shabdakosh in 2017.[2] He began a education programme together with Gyani Maiya Sen-Kusunda and Kamala Sen-Khatri in January 2019 for teaching 20 children Kusunda with support from Nepal's Language Commission.[3][4] The bilingual (Nepali-Kusunda) education resources created in this programme were the first materials in Kusunda.[3] In 2019, he and Timotheus Adrianus Bodt raised USD 5,000 from a grant from Endangered Language Fund and a crowd-funding campaign on GoFundMe to document audio and video materials in Kusunda and create a list of 250 concepts in Kusunda.[5] He collaborated with Nepalese-American not-for-profit Archive Nepal and received a grant from the British Library in 2023 to develop courses to teach Kusunda online and to higher secondary students through bilingual Nepali-Kusunda books.[6]
References
- ^ "Centre for Cultural-Linguistic Diversity | TRICL 3". Retrieved 2024-09-23.
- ^ "Book that traces Kusunda tribe's history hits shelves". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
- ^ a b Aaley, Uday Raj; Bodt, Tim (2020-02-01). "Meet the Professionals: Uday Raj Aaley: Language teacher". Babel, The Language Magazine 30: 44-45. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
- ^ Chaudhary, Sanjib (2023-04-03). "What does it take to revitalize a dying language?". Global Voices. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
- ^ Aaley, Uday Raj; Bodt, Timotheus Adrianus (September 6, 2019). "All Kusunda Audio and Video Files Metadata". doi:10.5281/zenodo.3401526. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ "Safeguarding the Kusunda (The Ban Rajas) Language and Culture for Future Generations". British Council: Cultural Protection Fund. 2023.