ROHINGYA SESAME STREET

ROHINGYA SESAME STREET BOOKS

We are excited to share newly-translated Sesame Street children’s books with the Rohingya community, thanks to our partnership with Burmese Rohingya Community of Wisconsin (BRCW) and Sesame Workshop. Designs by Sesame Workshop in conjunction with BRAC and with funding from the Lego Foundation; translations and typesetting by ILAD Rohingya Program, funded by BRCW. Download using the links below!

1. Fun with Friends
2. Colorful Birds
3. Going Fishing
4. Hotspotch
5. V-o-o-o
6. Dalim Kumar

It is an honor to participate in the ongoing efforts toward Rohingya language literacy and preservation. These books were developed using the version of Rohingyalish as announced by the honorable Engineer Mohammed Siddique Basu in November 2023. This includes removing the ñ to mark nasalized vowels and instead marking the vowels themselves (ã, ẽ, ĩ, õ, ũ). It also includes replacing dh with ḍ, th with ṭ, and ç with ṛ.

These writing system adaptations have been tested among Rohingya readers in several countries in diaspora and found to be easy and exciting for emerging readers to use. We recognize that Rohingya literacy efforts are an ongoing process as we continue developing resources with the community. If you have any feedback for  this or future resources, please contact us.

VIDEO SERIES

Videos developed by Sesame Street and translated by Burmese Rohingya Community of Wisconsin.