Greetings, Louis! On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 10:44 AM, Louis Suárez-Potts <[email protected]> wrote: > José, > > On 10-Jan-2014, at 06:20, Jose R R <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Niltze! >> >> I interested in adding Nahuatl, Mexico people's own and original language, >> to Apache OpenOffice. Is there anybody already working on it -- or I >> will be seeding this effort? >> >> Tlazohcamati [Thanks]. >> >> >> Best Professional Regards. > > This is great! As you may know, we've had here a brief discussion on > indigenous languages and AOO and the lack thereof. There have been, in OO's > long history, sporadic interest in the effort, but as far as I know, despite > the numbers and the relative ease of the tasks, there has not been a > sustained effort. > > It's even odder, given that governments (state) generally support efforts of > this sort.
With few exceptions (Venezuela, Ecuador, and Bolivia, for instance), the Iberian-descended (i.e., criollo or creole) oligarchies controlling governments in 'Latin' America are experts at simulation. Thus, since 1696 when king Charles of Spain banned Nahuatl in the New Spain colony, serious efforts have not been made to preserve and extend the original language. This tendency has been true, essentially, after the New Spain criollo (creole) colony 'gained independence' from Spain in 1810 and subsequently renamed all of its territory as 'Mexico'. That name carries a weighty symbolism -- possibly unanticipated by those criollos (creoles) who made the decision -- an aspect of it is an implicit admission that Nahuatl should be the official language. ;-) > And it's not just about Nahuatl. One could also include México's other great > indigenous languages, > as well as those of the Isthmus and South America. > (I'd previously mentioned, for instance, > > > > Quechua, but that was partly > as an example and also because I knew that there was some interest > in the > effort there. I've not followed up on it.) > > >> >> -- >> Jose R R >> http://www.metztli-it.com > > best > Louis Best Professional Regards. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
