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Hindi Conflict Reignites in India
The conflict over whether or not India should have Hindi as its national language has once again ignited after the Union Home Minister of...
Promoting Spain’s Linguistic Diversity
Last month, directors from the Cervantes Institute (Spanish), the Ramón Llull Institute (Catalan), the Etxepare Euskal Institutua (Basque), and the Galician Culture...
Belarus Restricts Lithuanian Education
According to Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Belarus will no longer allow students in its two Lithuanian-language schools to study in their native language....
Ryanair Imposes Afrikaans Test on South African Passengers
Ryanair, one of Europe’s largest budget airlines is demanding that travelers who hold a South African passport must first pass an ‘Afrikaans’ language test...
Is Scottish Gaelic on the Rise?
March 21 marked the first World Gaelic Week, with more than 100 events scheduled to celebrate the language and its legacy. Moreover, people’s fascination...
CODA Brings ASL to Big Screen, Public’s Attention
The film tells the story of a mostly deaf family, focusing mainly on the sole hearing member of the family and her difficulties fitting...
South Africa Classifies Afrikaans as ‘Foreign’
South Africa’s government has touched off a storm after it moved to classify native Afrikaans as a “foreign language.” For clarity’s sake, here is...
Iranians Protest Mother Tongue Marginalization
In advance of Mother Language Day, about a thousand Iranians who grew up speaking a minority language took to Twitter to express their sense...
Irish Gains Full EU Status
The derogation of the status of the Irish language in European Union (EU) institutions ended on 31 December 2021 and its status is now...
UK Government Backs British Sign Language Bill
The British government is backing a bill to finally make British Sign Language (BSL) a recognized language in the UK and help deaf people...
Cowichan Tribes Vote to Create Independent School District
Cowichan Tribes along with the Dididaht First Nation in Duncan, BC have voted to create their own independent school district, according to reporting form Chek...
Reclaiming Wôpanâak Language
(November 2021) Ayanna Cooper celebrates Native American Heritage Month with a vision of linguistic decolonization
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