Miscellaneous

Dataset:
Harvey, Andrew. 2022. Gorwaa DoReCo dataset. In: Seifart, Frank, Ludger Paschen, and Matthew Stave (eds.). Language Documentation Reference Corpus (DoReCo). Berlin & Lyon: Leibniz-Zentrum Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft & laboratoire Dynamique du Langage (UMR5596, CNRS & Université Lyon 2) DOI: 10.34847/nkl.a4b4ijj2

Abstract
The Gorwaa DoReCo dataset was compiled by Andrew Harvey between 2013 and 2016 and further processed by the DoReCo team (in particular Laura Schleicher, Aleksandr Schamberger, Ludger Paschen, and Matthew Stave) between 2019 and 2022. The files that the Gorwaa DoReCo dataset are based on are part of a larger collection of Andrew Harvey’s Gorwaa data that is archived at ELAR (http://hdl.handle.net/2196/00-0000-0000-000F-79D0-1)

Article:
Harvey, Andrew. 2022. An Ethnography for Fad Diets. In: Africa is a Country. Published 29.03.2022 Link: https://africasacountry.com/2022/03/an-ethnography-for-fad-diets

Abstract
Two tourists take a package trip to visit the Hadza people in Tanzania and are so jazzed with what they see, they make a podcast about it. What could go wrong?

Dataset:
Malleyeck, Herman, and Andrew Harvey. 2021. A dataset of personal names in Gisamjanga Datooga. DOI: <10.5281/zenodo.7770254>

Abstract
This dataset represents a collection of notes and recordings made in Haydom, Manyara, Tanzania by Herman Malleyeck, a speaker of the Gisamjanga variety of Datooga, and Andrew Harvey, a linguist (though not a specialist in Gisamjanga or any other variety of Datooga). Data was collected in April of 2021, and based on a list compiled by Herman Malleyeck.

Data in the photocopied notebook include: 1) the personal name in Gisamjanga Datooga, 2) a hypothesised source, 3) a situation by which a child may acquire the name, and 4) a ging’aweakshooda (in-law avoidance register) alternative for this name. All data and hypotheses are made by Malleyeck.

The recordings represent Herman Malleyeck pronouncing each of the names given in the notebook.

Article:
Harvey, Andrew. 2021. Gikuyu in Catalonia. In: Africa is a Country. Published 05.03.2021 Link: https://africasacountry.com/2021/05/gikuyu-in-catalonia

Abstract
The loss of African languages, their link with identity, and their role in forging decolonial futures.

Report:
Harvey, Andrew, and Richard Griscom. 2020. Haydom language documentation training workshop – January 2020: a report. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3971733     Download

Note: This report has not gone through a process of peer review, and findings should therefore be treated as preliminary and subject to change.

Abstract
The Haydom language documentation training workshop was a 5-day gathering whose main goal was to train native speakers of the Tanzanian languages Ihanzu and Hadza to independently conduct ethical audiovisual language documentation in their own communities. This report provides a narrative account of the workshop, as well as reflections and recommendations for individuals interested in developing an event like this in low-resource contexts. The report also features photos taken during the workshop, as well as testimonials from attendees.

Magazine Article:
Harvey, Andrew. 2019. “Lessons from the field.” The ACU Review. 06/12/2019 Link: https://www.acu.ac.uk/the-acu-review/lessons-from-the-field/

Gorwaa Song Featured on News Report:

Rasper, Anke. 2019. “Protecting the world’s languages.” In: Rasper, Anke, and Lovely Wright “World in Progress: Keeping endangered languages alive”. Deutsche Welle 13/11/2019.

Link: https://www.dw.com/en/world-in-progress-keeping-endangered-languages-alive/av-51229987

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Guest Blog Post:
Harvey, Andrew, and Richard Griscom. 2019. “The Rift Valley Research Network: an introduction.” ELAR Blog. 20/06/2019 Link: https://blogs.soas.ac.uk/elar/2019/06/20/the-rift-valley-research-network-an-introduction/

Podcast:
Tsutsui Billins, Martha, and Andrew Harvey. 2019. “Community collaboration for language documentation in the Tanzanian Rift Valley with Andrew Harvey.” Field Notes podcast. 11/06/2019 Link: https://fieldnotespod.com/2019/06/11/ep-7-community-collaboration-for-language-documentation-in-the-tanzanian-rift-valley-with-andrew-harvey/

Guest Blog Post:
Griscom, Richard, and Andrew Harvey. 2019. “Tanzanian community event on language documentation and endangerment.” ELAR Blog. 29/04/2019 Link: https://blogs.soas.ac.uk/elar/2019/04/29/tanzanian-community-event-on-language-documentation-and-endangerment/

Guest Blog Post:
Harvey, Andrew. 2019. “The world is flat, and all the best universities are at the top edge.’ The PIE Blog. 14/03/2019 Link: https://blog.thepienews.com/2019/03/the-world-is-flat-and-all-the-best-universities-are-at-the-top-edge/

Report:
Griscom, Richard, Andrew Harvey, and R. Lindfield. 2018. Report of Language Endangerment Workshop: Babati – July 2018 / Ripoti ya Kongamano la Lugha: Babati – Julai 2018. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.2529349     Download(English)     Download(Kiswahili)

Note: This report has not gone through a process of peer review, and findings should therefore be treated as preliminary and subject to change.

Abstract
On July 16th and 17th, 2018, representatives from four different central Tanzanian ethnic groups met in Babati to discuss the changes currently experienced by their communities and the effects on their languages and cultures, as well as potential ways to combat any negative changes. The groups represented were the Gorwaa, the Asimjeeg Datooga, the Hadzabe, and the Isanzu. The Gorwaa and Isanzu had been invited by Andrew Harvey, a researcher who had been previously working towards documenting these languages. The Asimjeeg Datooga and Hadzabe were invited by Richard Griscom, a linguist working in Northern Tanzania with these two groups, primarily spending time documenting Asimjeeg Datooga. Both the Gorwaa and Asimjeeg Datooga groups have experience conducting research themselves, and the Isanzu and Hadzabe are preparing for similar projects themselves whereby they will start to conduct research themselves. The primary aims of the conference were to share experiences of cultural change, to build a network between different communities engaging in linguistic research, to exchange knowledge and lessons from different projects, and to discuss different options for potential revitalization or preservation.

Guest Blog Post:
Harvey, Andrew. 2016. “A day in the field – Andrew Harvey.’ ELAR Blog. 22/12/2016 Link: blogs.soas.ac.uk/elar/2016/12/22/a-day-in-the-field-andrew-harvey

Report:
Harvey, Andrew, Hezekiah Kodi, Josiah Sumaye, Raheli Lawi, Andrea Tsino, Paschal Bu’ú, Stephano Edward, and Festo Massani. 2016. Gorwaa Language Project: Action Plan I (2017-2022); Babati – August 2016 / Mradi wa Lugha ya Kigorowa: Mpango Kazi I (2017-2022); Babati – Agosti 2016 DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.2535899  Download(English)  Download(Swahili)

Note: This report has not gone through a process of peer review, and findings should therefore be treated as preliminary and subject to change.

Abstract
The following action plan comes as a result of five years of close collaboration between local Gorwaa language community members (Josiah Sumaye, Hezekiah Kodi, Raheli Lawi, Andrea Tsino, Paschal Bu’ú, Stephano Edward, and Festo Massani), and a foreign linguist (Andrew Harvey).  It is meant to serve as both an account of their reflections on the current state of Gorwaa language loss, as well as a path forward for community-centered language revitalization.