âpihtawikosisân is back!!! With a fantastic project:

"I want to demonstrate that we don’t need a million dollar budget and a huge production team – and we certainly can’t wait for these things. I also strongly believe in creating a resource that is free to access. If you are an Indigenous person and Cree is one of your traditional languages, it is your birthright. The more opportunities that exist for you to reclaim that birthright, the better.”

https://apihtawikosisan.com/2025/06/making-the-cree-language-accessible-tapwe-kinitaweyihtenaw-ka-nehiyaweyahk/

Friends and colleagues - please enjoy this talk by Rolando Coto Solano about the goals and methods behind our 'Advancing Indigenous Language Technologies' initiative (https://ailt.arizona.edu)

#language #technology #languageRevitalization #languageDocumentation #NLP

@linguistics

https://www.youtube.com/live/owC7nO3ls8Y?si=klmffzfdXyNoMpMU

I love looking through https://native-land.ca. I learn something new every time I go, usually by just clicking on one of the random articles on the side. It's pretty clear that it's a small team behind it, and I wish they had more resources to be able to put more indigenous languages on the map (literally!).

If you have some time on your hands and a passion for language, I'd highly suggest checking out their Volunteer page: https://native-land.ca/how-to-contribute/volunteer It's a lovely way to contribute to/learn about global Indigenous sovereignty and lift up marginalized voices. Each language is a worldview; we can learn so much if only we look for it!

Also this is Ariel; I'd post this on my profile but wandering.shop has a very small character allowance and I am way too long-winded for it, I have found :P

#IndigenousLanguage #IndigenousSovereignty #LandBack #NativeLand #LanguageRevitalization #Languages #Maps #Mapping @arielkroon

Dear _ ,

I envision the future in #Canada, where ≈60 #IndigenousLanguages (& English & French) will be current in society. To enable this future I will: continue to support #Indigenous language learning & revitalization programs; learn & practice the local Niitsitapi (i.e., Blackfoot) language; advocate for language inclusion in education; support policies that recognize Indigenous languages; & amplify Indigenous voices & stories. Languages are identities. #LanguageRevitalization

All #linguists must immediately watch #Kneecap

and so must everyone else.

(currently available on Netflix in the US at least)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27367464/

@linguistics #Gaelic #LanguageRevitalization #movies

I'll be giving a talk at the American Philosophical Society on Thursday, January 23rd to discuss some of the successes and lessons learned from the creation and publication of the Tunica Language Textbook. The talk is on Zoom and is free but requires that you register at the link below. Feel free to register and attend if you're interested!

https://www.amphilsoc.org/events/just-one-more-quick-edit-lessons-making-tunica-language-textbook-andrew-abdalian

#linguistics #LanguageRevitalization

@linguistics

Release the doves! A new PhD in Linguistics, Dr. Mosiah Bluecloud, who successfully defended his dissertation this afternoon.

A speaker of #Kickapoo and Sauk, Dr. Blueloud's work focuses on teaching and learning methods that produce new adult speakers of revitalizing Indigenous languages. His committee included Dr. Ofelia Zepeda, Dr. Heidi Harley, and Dr. Sheilah Nicholas.

Huzzah! Huzzah!

#PhD @linguistics #languageRevitalization #

What is an extinct #language really?

Some thoughts on how Ubykh challenges the concepts of 'extinction' and 'revived' languages.

https://col.quora.com/How-do-extinct-languages-that-have-been-revived-acquire-new-vocabulary-For-example-how-do-Latin-Hebrew-Irish-Corn-2?ch=10&oid=1477743824712201&share=b58ddcc4&srid=urFul&target_type=answer

New blog post up on my support sites for patrons! News and updates about Nanih Bvlbancha and other #Indigenous arts updates on the #Bulbancha #NOLA #Louisiana coast.

https://ko-fi.com/ryntastic
https://www.patreon.com/elapufe

Also check out my updated shop for some new vinyl sticker designs!
https://ko-fi.com/ryntastic/shop

I’m thrilled to announce that I will be moving to #Philadelphia for a fellowship at the American Philosophical Society, where I will continue working on locating, building, and analyzing a corpus of #Tunica language documentation, as well as gathering all information I can on the history and culture of the Tunica-Biloxi people.

#linguistics #LanguageRevitalization #LanguageDocumentation

@linguistics

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the best way to allocate time and effort in #LanguageRevitalization projects, and how best to organize those projects. Small organizational or interpersonal issues can have outsized impacts, especially on projects with limited personnel and ambitious goals.

If you know of any literature or personal advice that you’ve found useful in your language revitalization projects, let me know. I’d love recommendations.

@linguistics

"First they came and told us we couldn't speak our language, then they whacked us for speaking our language, now they've taken our language and want us to sell it back to us."

This fantastic kōrero between @keoni and @parismarx on @techwontsaveus is wide ranging and unmissable:

https://techwontsave.us/episode/177_big_tech_wont_revitalize_indigenous_languages_w_keoni_mahelona

#NLP #TeReo #ASR #LanguageRevitalization #LanguageTechnology #Interoperability and more!

I have been remiss in posting here that the #Tunica Language Textbook is published and available for purchase![1] Here’s the press release.[2]

If this sort of book is up your alley, have a look at it (you can preview it on Google Books)[3] and let me know what you think. Advice is crucial, as we’re planning a second textbook.

#LanguageRevitalization
#LanguageReclamation
#IndigenousLanguage

@linguistics

[1] https://iupress.org/9780253066329/rowinataworu-luhchi-yoroni-i-tunica-language-textbooki/

[2] https://www.tunicabiloxi.org/tunica-biloxi-tribe-of-louisiana-to-publish-textbook-to-aid-in-language-revitalization-efforts/

[3] https://www.google.com/books/edition/Rowinataworu_Luhchi_Yoroni_i_Tunica_Lang/iCiqEAAAQBAJ

Please consider donating: Help him fight back.

These White cosplayers stole an Indigenous language, copywrite it, & are now selling it back to the Indigenous community at exorbitant rates.

They recorded his grandmother speaking & now they are taking legal action to prevent him from accessing the language & *speaking his own language.* He is a language instructor.

#DataSovereignty
#Indigenous #Native #NativeAmericanLanguage #LanguageRevitalization #RayTakenalive

https://fundrazr.com/takenalive?ref=ab_43u20yPVM2S43u20yPVM2S

"Inuit are 85% of Nunavut population, & 70% of us have Inuktut as our mother tongue. Yet all the schools operate in English. Greenland runs an entire government in Inuit language. They’ve had an Inuit language school system since 1979. If they can do it, we can do it.

#LanguageRevitalization #Inuit #Nunavut #Indigenous

Thread Reader: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1635299909158191105.html

Do you speak an indigenous language or learning one?

Please boost to improve the results and increase the sample size.

Does anyone know where I can continue my Inuktitut studies online? The classes I was taking ended, and I don’t have anyone to practice with and I’m worried what little I do know will go away. #Inuktitut #Inuit #Inuk #LanguageRevitalization #Indigenous

This Valentine's Day, we are launching an Uma' Language online learning platform The free online learning lessons are a culmination of TEN years of work by a team of volunteers.

We are sharing this platform as a love letter to our elders, our families, the Indigenous community, and the social media community who have stanned our little group of big ideas since 2013

How to Use the free Uma' Online Learning Platform
1. Click the link below
2. Create an account
3. Select the "Uma"
4.Start learning
5. Reach out to us on one of our channels with any feedback or questions

https://sites.google.com/view/houmalangaugeproject/uma-online-learning

Special thanks to Ben Wood, @MunheleUma , and @MirrorSeeing who worked to directly to get this platform up, and to 7000 Languages who made this platform available and free! #IndigenousGulf #LanguageRevitalization #UmaSeyah #Indigenous

My code was deployed on #Wikipedia! You can now type #Cherokee using Wikipedia's input tools. This is a transliteration style keyboard, so typing "tsalagi" turns into "ᏣᎳᎩ" which can be easier to use because it doesn't require memorizing a new keyboard layout. #indigenous #LanguageRevitalization #linguistics

Como parte de las actividades de revitalización y reclamo del zoque ayapaneco, estamos trabajando en distintos proyectos digitales, paralelo a otras acciones no digitales. En 2021 lazamos un bot en TW. En 2022, comenzamos los trabajos de una mediateca ayapaneca, que seguimos desarrollando aún. Y empezamos 2023 con el primer (no) Wordle ayapaneco.
Esperamos seguir con más proyectos en 2023-2024.

#languageReclamation
#LanguageRevitalization
#endangeredLanguages
#Linguistics