World Oral Literature Project

[2] From March 2013 the organization ceased funding projects, whilst maintaining online resources.

[4] In addition, the Project hosted training workshops for grant recipients and other engaged scholars.

This data is primarily audio and visual files that are either born digital or are digitised by the Project.

This material is archived using DSpace and, where culturally appropriate, disseminated to the public through the World Oral Literature Project websites and streaming media services.

Data on language endangerment are drawn from the online Ethnologue, the UNESCO Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, and from a 'red list' compiled by Professor William Sutherland in the Department of Zoology at the University of Cambridge.