Archived language identified!

Since 2004, a recording of an unidentified language has been living in AILLA in the Argentinian Languages Collection of Herminia Martín under the resource folder name "Conversation in unspecified language". When Herminia Martín's open reel tapes where digitized and added to AILLA in 2004, this tape was not labeled. AILLA staff knew that it had to be one of four languages (Chorote, Nivaclé, Pilagá or Wichí Lhamtés Vejoz), but they were not able determine exactly which one it was. Almost 14 years later, Analía Gutiérrez, PhD, an expert in the Nivaclé language and an AILLA user, contacted AILLA to verify that this language is, indeed, Nivaclé. AILLA staff have updated this record to specify the language and to change the title to "Elicitation in Nivaclé". We are extremely grateful to Dr. Gutiérrez for identifying this language for us, and we welcome all AILLA users to help us to identify missing information in our collections.

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