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Vinido/Vinida en bonora! Welcome!
Vinido/Vinida en bonora! Welcome!
It's important to speak Ladino at home and in our daily lives. Making a home language nest is an effective way to do both. Choose a room for your nest:
Kualo es un nido de la lingua en kaza?
Kualo es un nido de la lingua en kaza?
What is a home language nest?
A home language nest is a designated room in the home where you commit to speaking Ladino regularly (and as much as possible). The at-home language nesting method was developed by Dr. Zeke Zahir (Puyallup) for the revitalization of the Lushootseed language spoken in the Pacific Northwest, where it has helped countless learners become advanced and regular speakers of the language. Mashallah!
Demanda un kit!
Demanda un kit!
Request a kit
If you live in the United States, Türkiye, or Spain, you can request a free boxed kit of home language nesting materials for Ladino. The kit includes:
For a kitchen nest: a complete set of 22 cards (5x7 inches)
For a bathroom nest: a small pilot set of 7 cards (5x7 inches), including some designed for those with children
A make-your-own-domain card for each room
Sticky tack for safely attaching the cards to surfaces
A printed how-to guide
The request form is available in English, Turkish, and Spanish.
We hope to be able to provide kits to those in other countries in the near future!
Templates for language revitalization practitioners
Templates for language revitalization practitioners
If you are interested in at-home language nesting for the language you work with, please use and enjoy the following templates of the materials used in this project. You will need to create an account on Canva (free). These are special "template" links that allow you to edit and adapt them as much as you please, without affecting the original files.
You are also welcome to use this website as inspiration for a similar website for your language community. Let's not reinvent the wheel! Reach out with any questions to julia.peck@berkeley.edu
Template for cards for a kitchen language nest
Template for cards for a bathroom language nest
Template for a home nesting instruction manual
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