The Iñapari Language of Peru

• Select a region of the world.
• Scroll through and select an endangered language.

• Briefly research & summarize the people and culture of this language
• Evaluate & describe evidence (e.g., historical, cultural, aesthetic) that you feel would support efforts to save the language. Give link(s) to the evidence you find.
• Upload an image that reflects the language and culture.

The people of the Iñapari Language: There are only about 1,500 people left in the Iñapari village of Peru.

Symbol for "Mother Earth"

1. What is (are) the cultural origin(s) of the symbol?

The Mother Earth symbol was founded about what can be assumed as 3,000 years ago in the southern Alps near Milan, Italy. It was found as rock carvings. It also had origins in Pompeii and had been drawn on a wall. The symbol was found in Nepal.

2. Describe the knowledge portrayed by the symbol.

The structure of the symbol is guessed to be a mythological interpretation of labyrinth in Knossos which was supposedly used to house the Minotaur monster (half human/half bull).

3. Is the symbol emotive, ambiguous or vague?

I think that it could be argued that this symbol is ambiguous. Not only can it be used to show the labyrinth, it could be taken as the earth and the ground and a natural design.

4. What are the problems of knowledge you identify for the symbol?

One of the problems of knowledge with this symbol is that it looks similar to a labyrinth. This could also be a problem because it may be interpreted differently then it is meant to be taken.