1. Home

2. Events

Events : Activities of “Digital Archiving of Yami Language Documentation” News : The latest news about “Digital Archiving of Yami Language Documentation” Newly update– Announce recently renewed data to facilitate search.

3. Introduction to the Yami

	Yami language : Introduction to the language of Yami on Orchid island
	Culture : Introduction to the flying fish culture of Yami
	Sacrificial rites : Introduction to sacrificial rites : dedication ceremonies
	Photos : Enjoy the beauty of the Yami from their (1) historical relics, (2) life, (3) scenic views, (4) flying fish, (5) boats, and (6) villages.
		Historical relics : a stone bench, drift wood, cultural artifacts, etc.
		Life : Lanyu’s pigs, taro fields, food, church, dancing women, etc.
		Scenic views : Tank Rock, Two lions Rocks, Jipaleytan, the landmarks of Iratay, Yayo, etc.
		Flying fish : washing and drying flying fish, preparing for cooking fresh flying fish, etc.
		Boats : Yami boats, boat houses, etc.
		Villages : views of Ivalino village, roofs, porches, etc.

4. Yami Corpus

Stories

Life

Festivals and traditional culture

01.	An escaped convict – Kao Jin-Zhong
02.	Faking death to scare the teacher
03.	Give back my pandanus!
04.	Tying up pigs
05.	Mob fight
06.	I am a loving person
07.	Grandpa, come eat taro cake!
08.	I killed a pig
09.	Helping Grandpa pull his tooth
10.	The hand that got stuck in the coral reefs
11.	Bye, Grandpa
12.	An old man, children, and longans
13.	I want a divorce
14.	We caught foxes
15.	The story of the tazokok bird
16.	The story about a crab
17.	Fate of two brothers
18.	Catching fish with a ghost
19.	The fisherman who came from the sea
20.	The child who entered a rock
21.	Kidnapped by ghosts (1)
22.	Kidnapped by ghosts (2)

01.	Fishing at night
02.	Singing with hands Clapping
03.	Greetings
04.	Millet
05.	Weeding in the Millet Fields
06.	Thatch
07.	About dried fish
08.	Interviewing children
09.	Concerning Your Uncle
10.	Planting Sweet Potatoes
11.	Catching Dolphin Fish
12.	One who has no descendants
13.	Fruit
14.	The villagers of Jivalino
15.	Concerning Dried Flying Fish
16.	Planting Millet
17.	The names of the places on the sea
18.	Planting taro

01.	Throwing fists with glaring eyes
02.	Beckoning Flying Fish Ceremony
03.	Holding a Millet Ceremony
04.	Tying rope
05.	Worshipping Ceremony
06.	Traditional folksong competition
07.	Traditional folksong competition
08.	Traditional folksong competition
09.	Yami Customs
10.	Singing Contest at Ivalino Christian Church
11.	Flying fish season
12.	Flying fish season 2
13.	Flying fish season 3
14.	The taboo of flying fish season
15.	Fruit trees which young people cannot plant
16.	Customs on Orchid Island (Lanyu)
17.	Singing ceremony for completion of a house

Politics

Women's Issues

Others

Animated stories

01.	The first candidate’s (Zhang Tang-Cun) speech in a political campaign
02.	The second candidate’s (sian Jialamaw) speech in a political campaign
03.	The third candidate’s (Zhou Gui-Guang) speech in a political campaign
04.	The fourth candidate’s (Guo Jian-Ping or Paul Knight) speech in a political campaign

01.	Yami women and their position
02.	About marriage and children
03.	Betrothed

01.	Sacrifice (pazos) in the Iraralay village
02.	The first trip to Taiwan
03.	Legal Matters
04.	Music and dance
05.	Numbers in Yami

5. About the Project

Description : Goals of the project Flow chart : Project schedule

6. Project Schedule

the second year : Second year’s schedule (2006/8/1 to 2007/7/31) the first year : First year’s schedule (2005/8/1 to 2006/7/31)

7.Publications

Publications : References Video archive: Provide videos on teaching Yami as a second language in a classroom setting based on the four volumes of teaching materials.

8. Digital Archiving

Keyword search for the Yami Corpus XML-transfer of keyword search OLAC analysis of keyword search

9. Research Team

	Primary investigator : Introduction of the primary investigator, Dr. Der-Hwa Victoria Rau
	Co-primary investigator : Introduction of the co-primary investigator, Dr. Meng-Chien Yang
	Consultants : Introduction of the five Yami consultants
	Technical staff : Introduction of the four technical staff members and their responsibilities
	English editors : Introduction of the two English editors and their responsibilities
	Graduate students : Introduction of the seven graduate students and their responsibilities

10.Link : Links to websites related to this project