May 22, 2011

Indigenous Language Revival around the World

Indigenous languages outside of the United States have been in the news lately. Here are some articles dealing with their documentation and revitalization:

Communities in the Philippines strive to save dying languages http://www.asianjournal.com/dateline-philippines/across-the-islands/10345-communities-strive-to-save-dying-languages-.html

Colombia: Saving dying languages http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/americas/colombia/110505/indigenous-languages-dying

Picture dictionaries keep language alive in Australia http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2011/05/17/233431_lifestyle.html

Linguist urges preservation of Taiwan’s Austronesian languages http://taiwantoday.tw/ct.asp?xitem=153923&ctnode=454&mp=9

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