Language Revitalization

From Maykop to Kfar Kama: The Global Journey of Adyghe

Discover the fascinating linguistic journey of Adyghe, a complex Northwest Caucasian language that traveled from the Russian city of Maykop…

5 days ago

Nova Scotia’s Secret: The Gaelic of Cape Breton

Explore the fascinating linguistic history of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, where a unique dialect of Scottish Gaelic has survived for…

6 days ago

Beyond Outlander: The Real Language of the Highlands

While fans of *Outlander* fell in love with possible Gaelic phrases, the true history of the language involves a dramatic…

6 days ago

Inside the Dainu Skapis: The Cabinet That Saved a Language

Discover the incredible history of the Dainu skapis, a 19th-century card catalog built by Krišjānis Barons that houses over 200,000…

6 days ago

The Adlam Script: A Modern Alphabet for an Ancient People

For centuries, the Fula language, spoken by over 40 million people, lacked its own native script. In the 1980s, two…

3 months ago

Endangered Slavic Languages You Can Help Save

Beyond the major Slavic languages like Russian and Polish lie hidden linguistic gems on the brink of extinction. Discover the…

3 months ago

The Great Manx Comeback

In 1974, UNESCO declared the Manx language extinct with the death of its last native speaker, Ned Maddrell. Yet, this…

3 months ago

Endangered Romance: Languages on the Brink

Not all of Rome's linguistic children are thriving like Spanish or French. We shine a light on endangered Romance languages…

6 months ago

The Colonist’s Dictionary, The People’s Voice

Colonial-era dictionaries and grammars, once crafted as tools of control to convert and assimilate Indigenous peoples, carry a profound irony.…

6 months ago

5 Languages You’ve Never Heard Of

Journey beyond the familiar and discover languages that defy expectations, from a whistled language that echoes through Canary Island valleys…

6 months ago

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