Promoting The Beauty of Traditional Languages
REGINA — There is beauty in language, say language lovers. On Thursday, the First Nations University…
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Facebook Rolling Out Language-Specific Names
Facebook is beginning to roll out language-specific names for users, allowing their names to be displayed in…
UH-Hilo College of Hawaiian Language Hosting Symposium
Next week, the University of Hawaii at Hilo’s College of Hawaiian Language will welcome indigenous language scholars…
MAP OF THE WEEK: Native American Nations
Aaron Carapella, a Cherokee Indian and Oklahoma native, has created a map of the original 595 tribal…
How Language Seems To Shape One’s View Of The World
Lera Boroditsky once did a simple experiment: She asked people to close their eyes and point southeast.…
Maori in Danger of Losing Te Reo
A decline in the number of Cantabrians fluent in te reo Maori has prompted warnings the indigenous…
Microsoft Now Offering Cherokee Language Option
TAHLEQUAH, Oklahoma – The Cherokee Nation has launched another effort to keep its language alive. The…
Overcoming Linguistic Taboos: Lessons from Australia
(Washington, DC) – Grammar is sometimes shaped by restrictions on language use. This is the key finding…