Weeklong Intensive in Náhuatl/Nawat Language Study

Name: Weeklong Intensive in Náhuatl/Nawat Language Study
Start: 2023-07-24T00:00:00-05:00
End: 2023-07-27T23:59:59-05:00
Location: Weeklong Intensive in Náhuatl/Nawat Language Study

Directed by Abelardo de la Cruz de la Cruz (University of Utah and University at Albany, SUNY); Edward Polanco (Virginia Tech); and Analú María López (Newberry Library)

Jul 24–Jul 27, 2023

At the Newberry

Learn to read, speak, and transcribe two Indigenous languages: Nahuatl and Nawat.

Nahuatl glosses in Antonio de Nebrija, Dictionarium ex Hisniensi in Latinum sermonem, c. 1540 (VAULT Ayer MS 1478)

In this one-week intensive seminar, participants will be introduced to two Indigenous languages from present-day Latin America: Nahuatl and Nawat. Using historic documents from the Newberry Library collections, participants will practice how to speak, read, and transcribe these languages; and will learn about current efforts to preserve and maintain these languages in Indigenous communities today.

Learn more about the instructors: Abelardo de la Cruz de la Cruz, Edward Polanco, and Analú María López.

Application Information

Applications will be accepted online via Slideroom. The application deadline is March 1, 2023.

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