The VLACH Commission in collaboration with the Institute for Romance Studies of the University of Vienna has committed to support the documentation of some of the Judeo-Spanish varieties in Istanbul, Greece and Northern Morocco. Although none of the Judeo-Spanish varieties enjoy official status in any country, it has been acknowledged as a minority language in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Israel, France and Turkey. The following activities and measures were carried out during the first activity period of the VLACH Commission (2016-2021):
- field research on Judeo-Spanish in Istanbul, a highly endangered variety, conducted by Ioana Aminian in collaboration with Deyvi Papo (2014-2017)
- field research on Haketia variety in Tetouan and Ceuta, a variety which has been declared extinct as a spoken vernacular, conducted by Ioana Aminian in collaboration with Deyvi Papo (2017)
- annotation and editing of research materials: incorporation of the audio, photo and video collection provided by Ioana Aminian, collected 2014-2017 in Istanbul and the Princes' islands
- annotation and editing of research materials: incorporation of the audio, photo and video collection provided by Ioana Aminian, collected 2017 in Tetouan and Ceuta
- production of video clips from the named collections for a broader public, including transcriptions, translations into English and scientific descriptions by Ioana Aminian in cooperation with Deyvi Papo and Imane Sghiouar
- publication and popularization of photo collection and video clips within the VLACH Judeo-Spanish collection until 2021
- dissemination of field research results at international conferences
Project coordinator: Ioana Aminian