This week, our team continues its Tsimane’ language training at the Instituto de Lengua y Cultura, strengthening our ability to communicate and collaborate across cultures. For us, learning Tsimane’ is not just about communication, vocabulary and grammar. It’s about connecting more deeply with the ethnobiological knowledge and cultural practices of the Tsimane’ people. This knowledge is tightly interwoven with language, so learning as much as we can about this beautiful Mosetenan language is an important part of our work.
