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Do you want to see your language more represented in fMRI studies of language and cognition? Help us create a language ‘localizer’ task for more languages, or participate in our studies! Please see below for what we currently need for each language in our initial target set. For some languages (red), we need help locating the book or someone willing to translate 24 short and 3 longer passages from English to the target language; for other languages (orange), we have the texts but need a native speaker to record the materials; yet for other languages (blue), we are looking for participants (in the Boston area). If you’re interested in helping in any way, please fill out the linked survey, so we can get in touch to provide more information (including compensation). And if you don't see your language listed, we don't have a text for it either, but are definitely interested in developing materials for it!
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LanguageStatusAdditional Comments
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AfrikaansMaterials created; data collected
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AkanNeed book or a translator
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AlbanianNeed native speakers in the Greater Boston area for fMRI experiments
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AmharicNeed native speakers in the Greater Boston area for fMRI experiments
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ArabicMaterials created; data collected
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ArmenianMaterials created; data collected
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ASLMaterials created; data collected
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AssameseNeed native speakers in the Greater Boston area for fMRI experiments
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AwadhiNeed book or a translator
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AzerbaijaniNeed native speakers in the Greater Boston area for fMRI experiments
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BalochiNeed book or a translator
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BamanakanNeed book or a translator
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BasqueMaterials created; data collected
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BavarianNeed book or a translator
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BelarusianMaterials created; data collected
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BengaliNeed native speakers in the Greater Boston area for fMRI experiments
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BhojpuriNeed book or a translator
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Brazilian Sign LanguageHave translation (in prog)
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BretonHave the text; need female native speaker for recording the materials
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British Sign LanguageNeed book or a translator
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BulgarianMaterials created; data collected
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BurmeseNeed book or a translator
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CantoneseHave the text; need female native speaker for recording the materials
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Camaroonian PidginNeed book or a translator
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CatalanMaterials created; data collected
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CebuanoNeed book or a translator
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ChewaNeed book or a translator
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ChhattisgarhiNeed book or a translator
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ChittagonianNeed book or a translator
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CzechMaterials created; data collected
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DanishMaterials created; data collected
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DeccanNeed book or a translator
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DhundhariNeed book or a translator
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DutchMaterials created; data collected
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EnglishMaterials created; data collected
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EsperantoMaterials created; data collected
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Farsi (Persian)Materials created; data collected
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FilipinoNeed book or a translator
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FinnishMaterials created; data collected
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FrenchMaterials created; data collected
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FrisianHave the text; need female native speaker for recording the materials
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FulaNeed book or a translator
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GanNeed book or a translator
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GeorgianHave the text; need female native speaker for recording the materials
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GermanMaterials created; data collected
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GreekMaterials created; data collected
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GujaratiMaterials created; data collected
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GullahNeed book or a translator
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Haitian CreoleNeed book or a translator
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HakkaNeed book or a translator
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HaryanviNeed book or a translator
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HausaHave the text; need female native speaker for recording the materials
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HawaiianNeed native speakers in the Greater Boston area for fMRI experiments
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HebrewMaterials created; data collected
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HiligaynonNeed book or a translator
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HindiMaterials created; data collected
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HmongNeed book or a translator
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HungarianMaterials created; data collected
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IcelandicHave the text; need female native speaker for recording the materials
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IgboNeed book or a translator
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IlokanoNeed book or a translator
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Indonesian Sign LanguageNeed book or a translator
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Indo-Pakistani Sign LanguageNeed book or a translator
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IrishMaterials created; data collected
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ItalianMaterials created; data collected
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JapaneseMaterials created; data collected
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JavaneseNeed book or a translator
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JinNeed book or a translator
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KannadaNeed book or a translatorAbridged version
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KashmiriNeed book or a translatorTranslation in progress
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KazakhHave the text; need female native speaker for recording the materialsRecordings in progress
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KhmerNeed book or a translator
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KinyarwandaNeed book or a translator
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KirundiNeed book or a translator
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KonkaniNeed native speakers in the Greater Boston area for fMRI experiments
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KoreanMaterials created; data collected
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KurdishNeed native speakers in the Greater Boston area for fMRI experiments
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LatvianMaterials created; data collected
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LithuanianMaterials created; data collected
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Louisiana CreoleNeed book or a translator
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MadureseNeed book or a translator
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MagahiNeed book or a translator
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MaithiliNeed book or a translator
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MalagasyNeed book or a translator
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Malay / IndonesianNeed book or a translator
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MalaylamNeed book or a translator
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MandarinMaterials created; data collected
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MarathiMaterials created; data collected
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MarwariNeed book or a translator
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Min BeiNeed book or a translator
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Min DongNeed book or a translator
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Min NanNeed book or a translator
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MossiNeed book or a translator
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NepaliMaterials created; data collected
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Nigerian FulfundeNeed book or a translator
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Nigerian PidginNeed book or a translator
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NorwegianMaterials created; data collected
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OriyaNeed book or a translator