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Beginner
Naath Language Basics
Build confidence with greetings, expressions and foundational Nuer language.
GreetingsEveryday expressionsListening
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Knowledge for every generation
Naath Academy
Learn language, culture, leadership, history and digital heritage through accessible, community-centred learning.
Find your starting point
Choose your learning journey
Use these themes to find material suited to your interests. More guided journeys will be added as the Academy grows.
Structured learning
Learning pathways
Begin with everyday language or explore the deeper knowledge, practices and histories that sustain Naath heritage.
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Heritage
Culture & Traditions
Explore Naath values, customs, storytelling and the ways knowledge passes between generations.
StoriesCommunity lifeTraditions
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Community
Leadership & Community
Study responsibility, service, dialogue and leadership within Naath society.
ResponsibilityServiceDialogue
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Research-based
Nuer Language & Linguistics
Explore tone, vowels, word formation and responsible use of language research, translated into clear community-centred learning.
Sound systemsGrammarLanguage sources
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New pathway
Oral History & Digital Heritage
Learn respectful interviewing, informed consent, transcription, metadata and long-term preservation of community knowledge.
ListeningConsentArchive practice
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In development
Naath History & Society
Explore historical change, livelihoods, community institutions, migration and memories of place through clearly identified sources.
HistorySocietySources
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New Academy focus
Digital Heritage & Oral History Practice
Naath Academy will help volunteers and community contributors document knowledge carefully — from the first conversation with a narrator through preservation and responsible access.
- 01Collect
- 02Consent
- 03Describe
- 04Digitise
- 05Transcribe
- 06Contributor review
- 07Set access
- 08Preserve & publish
How lessons will work
Learn, listen, practise and understand the source
Learn
Clear, focused lessons designed for mobile reading.
Listen
Community-approved recordings and pronunciation as audio becomes available.
Practise
Activities, reflection questions and short knowledge checks.
Sources
See whether material comes from oral testimony, community knowledge, archives or published research.
Knowledge with context
Respecting different kinds of knowledge
Relevant Academy lessons will identify their sources rather than presenting every account as the same kind of evidence. Community knowledge and oral testimony are preserved in their own right, while historical claims can also be linked to archival and published sources.
For families & educators
Pass knowledge forward
Use stories, language activities and cultural learning to support children and young people at home, in community programs and in learning spaces.
Help build the Academy
Knowledge grows when the community participates.
Elders, fluent speakers, educators, researchers, storytellers and young volunteers can help review, record and strengthen future lessons.
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