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quinthetoucan · 9 months

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y'all please check out my friend alex's book!! its a free online resource for learning māori, the endangered indigenous language of new zealand, and we hope that it can help spread this beautiful language to even more people!

(plus this book is a blast hehe)

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allthecanadianpolitics · 3 months

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Around 10 years ago, a linguist with experience in Haudenosaunee languages, Karin Michelson, was invited by three Oneida women to assist them in going through the archives of one of the world’s best-known museums. The Oneida women went to the Smithsonian Institution as part of a program known as Breath of Life, which enables Onkwehón:we to bring linguistic works back to their home communities. Michelson, who co-authored a dictionary for the severely endangered Oneida language, came along to help them sift through the archives. She first forged connections with the Oneida when she was at the Centre for Research and Teaching of Native Languages at the University of Western Ontario. “I think I would not have stayed in school if I had not met some of the people I got to work with,” she said. She went on to teach at Harvard before finally settling into a role at the University of Buffalo. But Michelson, a non-Indigenous woman who grew up in Chateauguay in the 1950s and 60s, encountered something else in the Smithsonian’s archives that caught her interest and surprised her – an unpublished manuscript called Notes to a Mohawk Dictionary.

Tagging @politicsofcanada

#cdnpoli #canada #canadian politics #canadian news #endangered languages #native language #Kanien’kéha #mohawk #indigenous

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dsm-wannabe-linguist · 5 months

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Me in my teens discovering that French is not the only language spoken in France

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llyfrenfys · 3 months

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I'm making my opposition to the proposal to severely reduce language provision at the University of Aberdeen known - Scottish Gaelic, an endangered Celtic langauge, is one of the languages at risk of being cut. This would do immense damage to the language revitalisation effort. @uniofaberdeen must reverse this decision and commit to protecting Gaelic and other languages in their institution.

If you feel the same way, you're encouraged to make more posts and stories about the issue to show the University of Aberdeen just how much this decision is frowned upon. Use the hashtag #saveuoalanguages in your posts to get the word out about this.

I'll be travelling tomorrow and wish I could do more right now. But together we can make it known just how unpopular this decision is.

#university of Aberdeen #saveuoalanguages #scottish gaelic #gaidhlig #endangered languages #celtic languages #celtic #gaelic #scotland #scottish #language revitalization #cymblr #celtic studies

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useless-catalanfacts · 8 months

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Yesterday, the linguist and activist Carme Junyent died. It saddens me deeply to write this post, because she was someone who I really admire.

She was a linguist who led the Grup d'Estudis de Llengües Amenaçades (GELA, Research Group on Endangered Languages) in University of Barcelona and author of many books and articles about language diversity and the defense of minoritized and/or indigenous languages here and around the world, and a firm defensor of immigrants' language rights and cultural diversity. She was also very active in defense of the language rights of her own community, Catalan speakers, against linguistic imperialism from Spanish and French.

Even in her last moments, she wrote an article about the right to die speaking one's mother language (Catalan in our case) if you are in your own country, instead of the usual case of forcing the patients who are part of the local marginalized and/or indigenous language community (even those in the very last moment of their lives) to speak in the dominant state language (Spanish, in our case). She sent it to the newspaper Vilaweb, where she often collaborated, to be published right after her death:

She has died of cancer at 68 years old. In her last months, most doctors who treated her in Catalonia's public healthcare system did not speak or did not want to speak Catalan, only Spanish. But she took the decision to keep firm and not change her language, so she could die in her mother tongue.

#death cw #carme junyent #sociolinguistics #linguistics #lingblr #langblr #minority languages #indigenous languages #actualitat #minoritized languages #language #languages #linguist #endangered languages #language rights #language imperialism #imperialism #llengua catalana #catalan

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linguisticdiscovery · 7 months

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How the Mohawk community is working to revitalize their language

#Mohawk #language #linguistics #lingblr #langblr #language revitalization #endangered languages #Native American #Indigenous

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hanaflorbloom · 1 year

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every time i see someone say that we should erase all other languages and make english the 'universal language' I'm reminded how ignorant and culturally insensitive some people are. to not be aware of the historical and cultural significance of a language in most cultures is bizarre. in erasing a language you would thus be erasing years of important history of a culture. i hope these people educate themselves before speaking on something they know nothing about simply because it would 'make their lives easier'. not to mention its so tone-deaf to the people who are fighting for language revitalization due to the historical language suppression of their ancestors.

#language #rant #linguistics #culture #history #langblr #native american languages #gaelic #ainu #language revitalization #endangered languages #indigenous #indigenous languages

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covenawhite66 · 6 months

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There are 2,900 languages that are endangered. This means they have fewer than 10,000 speakers, and most of them are not being passed on to younger generations.

What Causes Language Extinction?

1. Colonization and oppression

2. Globalization and urbanization

3. Education and media

4. Attitudes and prestige

Why Does Language Extinction Matter?

1. Cultural heritage

2. Scientific knowledge

3. Linguistic diversity

How Can We Save Endangered Languages?

1. Documentation and revitalization

2. Policy and legislation

3. Awareness and advocacy

Places ranked by Endangered Languages

1. Africa with 619 languages

2. Asia with 613 languages

3. South America with 448 languages

4. North America with 182 languages

5. Pacific with 592 languages

6. Europe with 238 languages

7. Australia with 108 languages

#language #cultural heritage #endangered languages #historic preservation #anthropology #linguistics #asian #south america #african #language learning #native language

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thenuclearmallard · 1 year

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The Enets are almost completely extinct. They have been Russified from colonization and some assimilated to their neighboring tribe the Nenets. There are less than 200 left if the numbers reported are truly accurate. Let's bring them back to light and honor them.

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lookninjas · 7 months

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Saw this opinion a couple times today (twitter thread about why the Baltics are independent countries and not just one Baltic megastate), and hadn't really noticed it before, so I'm curious how many of you might agree:

(I'm also curious how self-selecting my friend group and my mutual-in-laws group is on this topic, but we'll see.)

#on language #languages #endangered languages #like i feel like you guys already know how i'm voting on this one lol #i'm learning latvian and i've always been curious about welsh you know where this is going for me #but how bout you?

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mapsontheweb · 1 year

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Endangered Languages in Europe, 2018.

#maps #2018 #endangered languages #europe

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ultimate-word-tournament · 8 months

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Dear person who submitted a Shawnee word:

(also if anyone who knows shawnee by some chance sees this)

I can't quite find the word you submitted (ninekotiyape, meaning "we are one"), im guessing because Shawnee is a polysynthetic language, so this one word is also a whole sentence.

I was able to find parts of the word though! I learned that "nekoti" means one, and "ni" is a prefix for 1st person! I just can't figure out the yape. If you could like, point me towards a definition or something i would be very happy, i really want to include this word but resources for it are really scarce, since its extremely endangered.

(Also side note to the person who submitted the Polabian word, thank you for including the link to the dictionary there, it was not anywhere else on the internet i think)

#shawnee #nekotiyape #endangered languages

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sapphireflame · 1 year

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Did you know that Louisiana French is an endangered language? One of the larger blows was, of course, WWII and its "American way" fervor becoming an excuse to - what else - punish any kids who dared speak French in schools. Even though the cultural attitude is now soft encouragement, that encouragement is still unfortunately quite soft. Even the Council for the Development of French in Louisiana (CODOFIL), which did a lot to keep Louisiana's Francophonie from dying completely, focuses on Standard French over Louisiana French. Given that only 7% of Louisiana's population speaks French, the Cajun community is obviously not thrilled at the resulting risk of homogenization, which for a culture is just another form of death.

#louisiana #louisiana french #french #français de la Louisiane #endangered languages #endangered culture #social issues

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amanufacturedheaven · 2 months

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Rare Language Learning: Polari

If you have ever used the words:

- Naff

- Butch

- Camp

You have unknowingly been speaking the sociolect known as Polari, the language of queer people primarily used in the 30s to the 70s. Polari is now and endangered language, as labelled by the University of Cambridge

Something of note: Many resources out there imply (or state) that Polari was a language invented and used solely by white cis gay men, which is decidedly untrue. Many words of Polari come from drag culture, lesbians, and the Romani people and their language. The use of ‘the language of British gay men’ may be a more palatable title to the general public, but it is not to me. I did my best to curate a variety of resources, but unfortunately much of queer history has been lost many more decades than I’ve been alive, if you have any other resources for studying Polari I would love to read them, message me or leave a link in the replies.

Articles

Learn Polari, the Secret Language of the Gays ⚢ Out Magazine

Polari: The code language gay men used to survive ⚢ BBC

Polari and the Hidden History of Gay Seafarers ⚢ National Museums Liverpool

The Story of Polari, Britain’s Secret Gay Language ⚢ Fabulosa!

Polari People ⚢ Fabulosa!

Polari: a language born from prejudice ⚢ Englishpanish

The secretive gay language that gave LGBTQ people a voice ⚢ GAYTIMES

A brief history of Polari: the curious after-life of the dead language for gay men ⚢ The Conversation

Study Material

The Polari Bible ⚢ Internet Archive

Fantabulosa: A Dictionary of Polari and Gay Slang ⚢ Internet Archive

Sociolinguistics / Polari ⚢ StudySmarter

FlashCards ⚢ Quizlet

New Polari Translator ⚢ LingoJam

Polari: A sociohistorical study of the life and decline of a secret language. ⚢ Dissertation, University of Manchester

Polari: a language born from prejudice ⚢ Englishpanish

Simon Bowkett: a short blog in Polari for LGBT+ History Month ⚢ Civil Service LGBT+ Network

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linguisticdiscovery · 4 months

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Why I hate conlangs

A conlang (constructed language) is one that was consciously created for some purpose—usually either fiction or global communication—rather than one that developed naturally (Crystal 2008; Wikipedia). Some well-known examples include: Dothraki, Valyrian (Game of Thrones) Esperanto Na’vi (Avatar) Quenya, Sindarin (Lord of the Rings) Klingon (Star Trek) Atlantean (Atlantis: The Lost…

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polyglot-thought · 8 months

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Critically Endangered Language Introduction:

Ainu Language

アイヌ・イタㇰ

Photos provided by AMNH

Some information about the Ainu language:

It’s critically endangered, meaning there are very few native speakers left, who are also elderly, and young people are not picking up the language. Ainu doesn’t have its own original writing system, so Latin script and a modified version of Katakana are used. For this post I will be using both Latin and Katakana script. You can read more about the Ainu language and people on Wikipedia, here and here.

Example Words & Phrases ↓

Provided by Wikitravel at this link

Irankarapte

イランカラㇷ゚テ

Hello/Nice to meet you

E=iwanke ya?

エイワンケ　ヤ？

How are you?

Ku=iwanke, iyairaykere

クイワンケ、イライライケレ

Fine, thank you

E=re hemanta ya?

エレ　ヘマンテ　ヤ？

What is your name?

K=ani anakne ______ ku=ne

カニ　アナㇰネ　_____　クネ

My name is ______ .

E

エ

Yes

Somo

ソモ

No

Amerika-itak

アメリカイタㇰ

English Language (literally: “America Language”)

Kunne

クンネ

Black

Retar

レタㇻ

White

Katuwa

カツ゚ワ

Grey

toy-haru

トィハル

(fresh) vegetables

nikaop

ニカオㇷ゚

(fresh) fruit

Please correct me if I made a mistake

#endangered languages #endangered language #critically endangered #critically endangered language #critically endangered languages #ainu #ainu language #dying language #endangered culture #Critically Endangered Language Introduction #Language Introduction #language preservation #historic preservation #ainu culture #ainu people #language learning #beginner language #beginner ainu

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