Have you ever wondered what it takes to write down a language for the first time? In this episode, we interview Mike Cahill, the Orthography Services Coordinator for SIL. He helps us walk through the factors that need to be considered when creating a writing system, or orthography, for a language. When an orthography is usable and acceptable, it goes a long way in making a Bible translation usable and acceptable as well! Support the show
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Have you ever wondered what it takes to write down a language for the first time? In this episode, we interview Mike Cahill, the Orthography Services Coordinator for SIL. He helps us walk through the factors that need to be considered when creating a writing system, or orthography, for a language. When an orthography is usable and acceptable, it goes a long way in making a Bible translation usable and acceptable as well! Support the show
The Process - Part 3: Partnership with Local Communities
The Bible Translation Podcast
42 minutes
4 years ago
The Process - Part 3: Partnership with Local Communities
In order to go from the big-picture linguistic analysis to actual translation work, it takes strategic partnerships with locals. This means that the ownership for the project and the decision-making authority rest in the hands of the language speakers we work with. In this episode, we talk with Elizabeth Marti, the SIL director for Central African Republic. Her job is to make sure that these partnerships continue to work and that the process of Bible translation moves forward. Link to resour...
The Bible Translation Podcast
Have you ever wondered what it takes to write down a language for the first time? In this episode, we interview Mike Cahill, the Orthography Services Coordinator for SIL. He helps us walk through the factors that need to be considered when creating a writing system, or orthography, for a language. When an orthography is usable and acceptable, it goes a long way in making a Bible translation usable and acceptable as well! Support the show
