ResearchBuzz: Firehose21h ago

University of Alberta: U of A linguist collaborates with community to preserve endangered language. “The structure of Sáliba, an Indigenous language spoken in Colombia, is still not well understood. But a number of audio recordings that include narratives, songs and procedural texts — along with handwritten annotations — made by Colombian linguist Jon Landaburu in the late 1960s could help […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/04/university-of-alberta-u-of-a-linguist-collaborates-with-community-to-preserve-endangered-language/
University of Alberta: U of A linguist collaborates with community to preserve endangered language

University of Alberta: U of A linguist collaborates with community to preserve endangered language. “The structure of Sáliba, an Indigenous language spoken in Colombia, is still not well unde…

ResearchBuzz: Firehose
Siefollah Aslani – QashqAI VoiMar 11
🌐 QashqAI Voice is live.
Preserving the Qashqai language through ethical AI — digitally, sustainably, and with dignity.
صدای قشقایی زنده است. 🏕️
👉 www.qashqaivoice.com
#QashqaiVoice #EndangeredLanguages #EthicalAI
LACITOMar 2

#Sondage / #Survey
Set up by colleagues in the USA gathering information on viability/endangerment of... not languages, but ***minority-language documentation & language work***. Recent events of withdrawal of government support serve as an opportunity to think more broadly about long-term resilience.

It comes in 2 versions:
* The short version: https://cryptpad.fr/form/#/2/form/view/bXfPtM2-9XI9wwi3ZuYd8tOrAmPa9GKKclMfLiZKiJk/

* The longer version: https://cryptpad.fr/form/#/2/form/view/7IpVLIHucfDK1d2yo84cL29mx09o85ICq9IpZFzZ4fc/

Please answer & help circulate
#EndangeredLanguages #EndangeredArchives

Johanna LaaksoFeb 19

Reversing language shift, or #languageRevitalization in action: how Inari #Saami was brought back from death’s door. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260218-saving-the-inari-smi-language

#endangeredLanguages
#languageNest

How toddlers in Finland's 'language nests' are saving an endangered Sámi language

Special nurseries are helping the Sámi people in Finland to bring their almost-lost language back from the brink of extinction.

BBC
Shantell PowellFeb 9
Upcoming Indigenous language courses. I may sign up for Anishinaabemowin. It's been a few years since I last studied it. https://outdoorlearning.com/events/category/indigenous-language-learning/ #Indigenous #Language #EndangeredLanguages #linguistics
wolf of the wispFeb 9

RE: https://mastodon.social/@Endangeredalphabets/116040751741035434

Endangered Alphabets… helping minority scripts return home #EndangeredAlphabets #linguistics #EndangeredLanguages

Siefollah Aslani – QashqAI VoiFeb 7

🌿 A glimpse of the countryside spirit near Shiraz, Fars.
Lambs and baby goats playing freely around the village — a simple, peaceful moment that reminds us why protecting cultural memory and rural life matters.

With QashqAI Voice, we are building digital tools to preserve voices, stories, and the living heritage of communities like these.
🌍✨ #QashqAIVoice #CulturalAI #EndangeredLanguages

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🇩🇪 Deutsch

🌿 Ein Blick auf das ländliche Leben bei Schiras in Fars.
Lämmer und Zicklein spielen frei run

VrtxdFeb 6

Happy #Sámi National Day! Went to #Legoland #Billund #Denmark back in October 2025 and saw a lot of #Nordic, #Baltic and #European flags at the #ThemePark, so I built this there out of #Lego as well. Adopted in 1986, an official #Emoji of this #Flag is still missing.

🦌❤️💚⭕💛💙🌌

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A1mi_flag

#Sápmi #Saami #Sámit #Saemieh #Sáme #Sämmiliih #Sämmla #Са̄мь #Norway #Sweden #Finland #Russia #ArcticCircle #Indigenous #EndangeredLanguages #Reindeer #Aurora #Animism #Shamanism

ResearchBuzz: FirehoseJan 22

DY365: Race against time: Digital effort saves Khamyang Language; spoken by just one surviving person . “AASU and the Nanda Talukdar Foundation have taken a significant step in preserving Assam’s linguistic heritage by digitally archiving three endangered languages: Khamyang, Tai Phake, and Singpho.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/01/22/race-against-time-digital-effort-saves-khamyang-language-spoken-by-just-one-surviving-person-dy365/
Siefollah Aslani – QashqAI VoiJan 21

In a world where AI speaks every major language,
some voices are still missing.

QashqAI-Voice-Core is about protecting endangered languages and human dignity — not replacing them.

AI should listen before it speaks.

#EthicalAI #EndangeredLanguages #QashqAI