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Language & oral

Discover language & oral skills from around the world, told by those who practice them. 69 skills mapped so far.

69Skills mapped
69Countries
Chinese calligraphy

Chinese calligraphy

China
Hudhud chants

Hudhud chants

Philippines
Chapei epic song

Chapei epic song

Cambodia
Manas epic recitation

Manas epic recitation

Kyrgyzstan
Nabati poetry

Nabati poetry

United Arab Emirates
Arabic calligraphy

Arabic calligraphy

Qatar
Zajal sung poetry

Zajal sung poetry

Lebanon
Hebrew scribal calligraphy

Hebrew scribal calligraphy

Israel
Georgian alphabet calligraphy

Georgian alphabet calligraphy

Georgia
Welsh language

Welsh language

United Kingdom
Luxembourgish language

Luxembourgish language

Luxembourg
Kalevala rune singing

Kalevala rune singing

Finland
Icelandic language

Icelandic language

Iceland
Catalan language

Catalan language

Andorra
Monegasque language

Monegasque language

Monaco
Alemannic dialect

Alemannic dialect

Liechtenstein
Maltese language

Maltese language

Malta
Dainas folk poetry

Dainas folk poetry

Latvia
Tamazight language

Tamazight language

Algeria
Tamasheq oral tradition

Tamasheq oral tradition

Libya
Nubian languages

Nubian languages

Sudan
Hassaniya poetry

Hassaniya poetry

Mauritania
Mandinka oral history

Mandinka oral history

Gambia
Guinea-Bissau Creole

Guinea-Bissau Creole

Guinea-Bissau
Epic of Sundiata

Epic of Sundiata

Guinea
Krio language

Krio language

Sierra Leone
Vai syllabary

Vai syllabary

Liberia
Anansesem storytelling

Anansesem storytelling

Ghana
Cape Verdean Creole

Cape Verdean Creole

Cape Verde
Chadian Arabic

Chadian Arabic

Chad
Bamum script

Bamum script

Cameroon
Gbaya storytelling

Gbaya storytelling

Central African Republic
Fang language

Fang language

Equatorial Guinea
Lingala language

Lingala language

Republic of the Congo
Forro Creole

Forro Creole

Sao Tome and Principe
Tigrinya language

Tigrinya language

Eritrea
Somali gabay poetry

Somali gabay poetry

Djibouti
Gabay poetry

Gabay poetry

Somalia
Luganda language

Luganda language

Uganda
Kinyarwanda language

Kinyarwanda language

Rwanda
Kirundi language

Kirundi language

Burundi
Swahili language

Swahili language

Tanzania
Sona sand drawing

Sona sand drawing

Angola
Setswana language

Setswana language

Botswana
Xhosa click language

Xhosa click language

South Africa
Sesotho language

Sesotho language

Lesotho
Siswati language

Siswati language

Eswatini
Malagasy language

Malagasy language

Madagascar
Mauritian Creole

Mauritian Creole

Mauritius
Seychellois Creole

Seychellois Creole

Seychelles
Shikomori language

Shikomori language

Comoros
Kaqchikel language

Kaqchikel language

Guatemala
Garifuna language

Garifuna language

Belize
Nawat (Pipil) language

Nawat (Pipil) language

El Salvador
Miskito language

Miskito language

Nicaragua
Bribri language

Bribri language

Costa Rica
Jamaican Patois

Jamaican Patois

Jamaica
Haitian Creole

Haitian Creole

Haiti
Saint Lucian Kwéyòl

Saint Lucian Kwéyòl

Saint Lucia
Kalinago heritage

Kalinago heritage

Dominica
Mapudungun

Mapudungun

Chile
Warao Language

Warao Language

Venezuela
Kichwa Language

Kichwa Language

Ecuador
Aymara Language

Aymara Language

Bolivia
Guaraní Language

Guaraní Language

Paraguay
Wai-Wai Language

Wai-Wai Language

Guyana
Sranan Tongo

Sranan Tongo

Suriname
Tok Pisin

Tok Pisin

Papua New Guinea
Bislama

Bislama

Vanuatu

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Frequently asked questions

What is a language & oral skill?

A gesture, technique or tradition passed on locally, found in different forms across territories.

Do I need any level to start?

No. Each knowledge is open to all, materials and basics are explained by the transmitter.

Who teaches these skills?

People who truly practice them on their own territory, not middlemen.