I can say that right now is probably the most exciting time work-wise since I started in the language project well over a year ago. I’ve got nine completely recorded audio books of the Bible, not counting the two books already released in the Sangu language. NINE!!! Wow. Ruth and Jonah make up eight of [...]
If you recall this post last week, I had to plan a day trip up to Makete for 58 words which were missing out of my Kinga Jonah recording. The trip was successful and I want to show you how it was.
While preparing for the trip, I had to plan where I was to record [...]
In two days, I take a day trip up to Makete in the Kinga language area. Literally ‘up’ because I have to climb to nearly 10,000ft before dropping back down into Makete at 7,500ft.
It’s about a 3-hour trip one-way, with 2.5 hours being on rough dirt roads.
The reason I need to go is because of [...]
No matter what you call it, I have finished seven of them. The radio station is scheduled to cycle through the set playing one at 7am and one at 7pm everyday for a month starting today. Here’s a summary of what you can hear in the ads posted below:
1-6 sec : Language specific [...]
I started editing RUTH and JONAH before we left for Nairobi last month. Since, I’ve only had a chance to work on it here and there especially with T’giving and this house problem of ours. But, I have finished JONAH and am almost half way done with RUTH. Next after that is [...]
Here is Asher exploring our room with Mommy:
Makete is becoming my favorite place here. You can see why…
Recording is going absolutely wonderful. As a matter of fact, I’m sitting here about to finish the last three songs. RUTH was finished yesterday and JONAH the day before. Six days of work has only taken three and [...]
Kinga Audio Books
My hoped-for 3-hour drive up here ended up being 6 hours. Oh, how we did some four-wheelin’!!!! I even got some good ol mud splashes up on the hood and windshield. I’m very happy with our vehicle purchase. It serves us very well.
Well, we’re up here to record RUTH and JONAH in the [...]
I just got off the phone with Rev. Labord, team leader for the Kinga translation. Man, he speaks Swahili very fast! Nevertheless, I was able to tentatively make arrangements to travel to Makete in late October to record more biblically-based songs as well as Ruth & Jonah. This is EXTREMELY exciting for me. Audio production [...]
Below is my tentative schedule for the recording of Ruth & Jonah in the MICP languages.
2008
Sep 29 – Oct 3: Sangu
Oct 20 – Oct 24: Kinga
Dec 8 – Dec 12: Nyakyusa
2009
Jan 12 – Jan 16: Bena
Feb 9 – Feb 13: Safwa
Mar 16 – Mar 20: Malila
Apr 13 – Apr 17: Vwanji
May 11 – May 15: [...]
Kinga Songs
You may remember from these two posts (To Makete and Beyond, Project 2) that I’ve had the opportunity to record some Bible-based songs in the Kinga language. Did I write them? No. Did our translators write them? No. The old man in the picture has written them all… wait, I can’t say written because [...]
