How do you save a language from extinction? With creative thinking—and some help from Wikipedia
In the 1990s, fewer than 350 people spoke Inari Sámi. Today, experts say about 500 people speak the near-extinct language, ...
The Straits Times20d
North Jeolla chosen over Seoul to be South Korea's candidate to host 2036 Olympics
South Korea's North Jeolla province was chosen as the country's candidate in the bid to host the 2036 summer Olympics on Friday, beating capital Seoul 49-11 in a vote by representatives from the ...
Reuters21d
North Jeolla chosen over Seoul to be South Korea's candidate to host 2036 Olympics
March 1 (Reuters) - South Korea's North Jeolla province was chosen as the ... Spurs striving to do the same 12:04 AM UTC · Updated ago Basketballcategory Rising Thunder and sliding Sixers to ...
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From silence to sound: The Tohono O’odham language revival
The Tohono O’odham language is at risk of disappearing, with far fewer people speaking it today. To help keep it alive, the ...
The Korea Times21d
North Jeolla beats Seoul to become Korean candidate in bid for 2036 Summer Olympics
North Jeolla Province stunned Seoul Friday to become the Korean candidate in the bidding race for the 2036 Summer Olympics. The province, located in the southwestern part of the country ...
Science Daily2d
Mastery of language could predict longevity
A recent study has linked longevity specifically to verbal fluency, the measure of one's vocabulary and ability to use it.
Global Voices Online13d
A group of Nigerian linguists are training AI tools on Yoruba language dialects
and how the standard Yoruba is primarily drawn from the Ọ̀yọ́ dialect. I found the course interesting and had always wanted to do something on dialectology. From studying that course, I realised that ...
Learning a Shared Love Language — One That Includes Signing
Jerald Creer, who is deaf, and Kent Williams met on a cruise ship in 2009. It took almost 15 years and a card game for them ...