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Resources for information about and the study of endangered languages

The endangered languages that are fighting back - BBC

Communities in Queens fighting to keep endangered languages alive (Mar 22, 2024)

Endagered Languages News Stories

Native American Languages Are Disappearing. Colleges Could Help Preserve Them
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Native American Languages Are Disappearing. Colleges Could Help Preserve Them.
By Sylvia Goodman
JANUARY 23, 2023
Lost for words: fears of ‘catastrophic’ language loss due to rising seas
1,500 languages could be lost in the next 100 years, study finds
SCIENCE
1,500 languages could be lost in the next 100 years, study finds
By Alexandra Larkin

December 16, 2021 / 10:03 PM EST / CBS News
The internet threatened to speed up the death of endangered languages. Could it save them instead?
By James Griffiths, CNN Business
11 minute read
Published 6:00 PM EDT, Fri October 4, 2019
Tech breathes new life into endangered Native American languages
thr Japanese times
Oct 20, 2023
The Last Speaker: South Africa’s dying language
Al Jazeera
13 Dec 2022
How Laikipia's Yiaku community is using afforestation to revive their dying language
Daily Nation - Kenya
Monday, August 21, 2023
South African Children’s Book ‘!Qhoi nla Tjhoi’ Hopes to Revive a Dying Ancient Language
africa.com
June 6, 2021

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