Did you know?

The Hawaiian language was nearly extinct in 1978. Fewer than 50 children were native speakers.

Today it has over 18,000 speakers and its own network of immersion schools — called Pūnana Leo (language nests).

Language can come back from the edge. The Hawaiian revival is one of the most remarkable stories in modern linguistics.

#Hawaiian #IndigenousLanguages #LanguageRevival #Linguistics #LanguageLearning

Náhuatl and Mayan Language Renaissance Occurring in Mexico

https://yucatanmagazine.com/mayan-language-renaissance/

#HackerNews #Náhuatl #MayanLanguage #Renaissance #Mexico #IndigenousCulture #LanguageRevival

At the world's edge, archaeologists are uncovering entire lost languages. The excavation of a forgotten language highlights how deeply intertwined language is with cultural identity. These findings reveal the resilience of human expression, even in extreme environments. It’s a reminder that language, like archaeology itself, offers clues to how societies shaped their world.

#Linguistics #Archaeology #CulturalIdentity #LanguageRevival #History

https://nautil.us/excavating-a-language-at-the-end-of-the-world-747254/

There's a new article interview feature about Nanih Bvlbancha with the artists that steward its creation in the newest July issue of AntiGravity Mag! Check it out and grab a copy if you're in the #Bulbancha / #NOLA area~
Our friends over at @HoumaLanguageProject get discussed as well!
Newest issue link: https://antigravitymagazine.com/covid-19
July 2024 pdf link: https://antigravitymagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ANTIGRAVITY-JULY-2024-WEB.pdf

#IndigenousGulf #IndigenousCreatives #Louisiana #Indigenous #MississippeanCulture #arts #monument #NewOrleans #AlternativeMedia #LanguageRevival #LanguageReclamation @noladon

🎈🎈New Episode🎈🎈

“Zines for Language Revival”

In this episode we talk to Erin Segura, who’s using zines as teaching and revitalization tools for Louisiana French.

https://screamingintothefuture.com/2023/12/15/episode-3-zines-for-language-revival/

#zine #zines #languageRevival #languageRevitalization #LouisianaFrench #fuckYeahZines #podcast #podcasts #podcastsAboutZines

My upcoming story just got some more color. A sample: a modern-day Coptic Egypt and a new city on the Passamaquoddy Bay.

Read more at my #blog: https://www.adamasnemesis.com/2023/11/10/scratch-one-tassel/

This post's featured image is Gustav Karl Ludwig Richter's "Odalisque".

#worldbuilding #OC #OCs #originalcharacters #story #writing #writer #author #scifi #sciencefiction #alternatehistory #religion #faith #languages #languagerevival

Journalists seem to love writing about the revival of the Yiddish language among younger people.

They've been writing articles about this sudden and new Yiddish Revival since around 1968... which seems a long time to treat something as surprising and new (or, for that matter, as a revival). Also, does "revival" truly apply if the language in question never fell out of daily use in some communities?

I'm glad for the media coverage, but there's something a bit off about it. #LanguageRevival

Today is the first day of #Tunica language & culture summer camp, the first in-person camp since 2019. It’s been a while since I taught the language, having spent the last couple of years immersed in analysis of the documentation. I’m looking forward to getting back to engaging with the language in the present!

Also looking forward to seeing how much the kids I remember have grown and inevitably feeling old as a result. 👴

#LanguageRevitalization #LanguageRevival #IndigenousLanguages

"The Takelma language, once spoken by the Cow Creek Band of the Umpqua Tribe of Indians and others, went extinct in Southwestern Oregon by 1940. Now, tribal members are in the process of restoring it."

#Indignous #LanguageRevival

https://www.opb.org/article/2022/11/25/cow-creek-tribe-southern-oregon-works-to-restore-once-extinct-language/

An Indigenous language in Oregon is being revived after having last been spoken in the 1940s.

#Indignous #LanguageRevival #Takelma #Umpqua #Oregon

https://www.opb.org/article/2022/11/25/cow-creek-tribe-southern-oregon-works-to-restore-once-extinct-language/