Guidelines for the devolpment of GUIs suitable for the Nasa Colombian indigenous community Angela...

Guidelines for the devolpment of GUIs suitable for the Nasa

Colombian indigenous community

Angela Consuelo Checa Hurtadoacheca@unicauca.edu.co

Santiago José Ruano Rincónsantiago@unicauca.edu.co

University of Cauca

An overview

Cauca Department

Popayán City

Localization of Nasa Indigenous People

Colombia

Working the land

Textils and typical clothes

“Mingas”

Basic Consonants p t ç k m n b d z g l s j y w r

Palatalized Consonants px tx çx kx nx bx dx zx gx lx sx jx yx vx

ph th çh kh

pxh txh çxh kxh

Oral Vowels Nasal VowelsShort a e i u ã ẽ ĩ ũGlotalized a' e' i' u' ã' ẽ' ĩ' ũ'Aspired ah eh ih uh ãh ẽh ĩh ũhLong aa ee ii uu ãa ẽe ĩi ũu

Stops Voiceless Aspired ConsonantsStops Voiceless Aspired Palatalized Consonants

Nasa Yuwe Alphabet

Nasa children

Using the Computer

“Un pueblo sin identidad es un Pueblo sin Futuro”“A Nation without identity is a Nation without Future”

Project's first idea

What does this image mean for you?

Terminology adaptation process

Mind Map -> Research

Validating the guidelines

Choose the kind of Application

Possibilities: ● Nasa Yuwe Dictionary● Text Editor● Electronic Agenda● Chat● Game like “hunged”

First Interface Prototype

● Any kind of technology must not be a social division factor

● Before trying to abolish the digital illiteracy, it is necessary to eliminate the cultural illiteracy of some technology developers

● The use of technology and ICT must be a decision of each society

● Culture must transforms technology, not vice versa

Conclusions

Special thanks to ETSI-@LIS

Thank you for your attention!