The Ministry of Amerindian Affairs has launched a new project to rejuvenate the Arawak language, as part of a larger objective of revitalising the rich culture of Amerindians in Guyana.
A release from the Government Information Agency (GINA) said that the 10-month Arawak Language Project, launched on Monday, in Capoey, Region Two, will teach Arawak to village children, ages 4 to 10 years. According to Minister of Amerindian Affairs Pauline Sukhai,this project is the start of the development of groups of Amerindian children who will eventually be fluent in their nine languages. She said the success of the Capoey pilot will be used as justification for the ministry to seek to acquire additional resources to roll out the project to the rest of coastal communities where the Amerindian language is under threat.
The minister urged stakeholders in the Capoey area to provide moral support and to encourage the