Language · February, 2025

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Language · February, 2025

Stories about Language from February, 2025

Emphasis on French and English accelerates decline of local language in Benin

The high number of languages spoken throughout Benin has posed challenges to these language preservation initiatives.

Written by Megan Fahrney

3 weeks ago

For how long? Aramaic language and its enduring legacy in Syria

Aramaic is a Semitic language with roots dating back over 3,000 years

Written by Rami Alhames

3 weeks ago

‘I don't want to folklorize Quechua,’ says Bolivian TikToker who seeks to normalize its use online

Wilfredo Villca uses digital tools to teach Bolivian Quechua with a cultural focus to his tens of thousands of followers

Written by María Alvarez Malvido Translated by Rowan Glass

3 weeks ago

Come, let me tell you about my mother tongue: Tamazight

Merely recognizing the existence of a language and culture may seem like a given, but this was not the case for Tamazight in Algeria

Written by Madjid Serrah Translated by Walid El Houri

3 weeks ago

‘A piece of home I carry with me': What our mother tongues mean to us

Members of the Global Voices community discuss the beauty of and injustices faced by their native languages

Written by Global Voices

3 weeks ago

Bhutan’s filmmakers are redefining storytelling uniquely rooted in their cultural context

Exploring Bhutan's new wave of film, ‘Cinéma du Dharma’

Written by Nepali Times

16 February 2025

The Mayan words for food, astronomy, agriculture and medicine

Preserving ancestral knowledge through audiovisual material

Written by Roger Israel Kuyoc Tuz Translated by Teodora C. Hasegan

15 February 2025

Rescuing our Mayan traditions through micro-documentaries

Indigenous youth must see the value of their languages and culture

Written by Yamily Abigail Hu Yama Translated by Teodora C. Hasegan

10 February 2025

Announcing the Indigenous Language Digital Activism Summit: Join us in Mexico City on March 15!

Spaces for peer learning and exchange between Indigenous language digital activists from across Mexico

Written by Rising Voices

10 February 2025

Jamaican poet Velma Pollard, whose melodious writing paid homage to the Patwa language, passes on

'All the great ones are moving on. And we not reproducing them quite as fast!'

Written by Emma Lewis

3 February 2025

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