Irish Rap Group Revives Endangered Language for Gen Z
A Belfast hip-hop trio is making an endangered language cool again by rapping in Irish. Their film just became the first Irish-language movie to premiere at Sundance.
Endangered Languages — Good News & Uplifting Stories
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Kerala Scholars Save Two Tribal Languages With Dictionaries
Two endangered tribal languages spoken by 60,000 people in north Kerala are being rescued from extinction through groundbreaking dictionary projects. The work captures more than 5,000 words before they disappear forever.
MIT Student Races to Save His Pueblo's Endangered Language
William Pacheco is using cutting-edge linguistics training at MIT to preserve Keres, his native language spoken by fewer than 10,000 people across seven New Mexico villages. His work bridges ancient tribal wisdom with modern science to keep his culture alive for future generations.
AI Gives Endangered Manx Language a Digital Voice
A Ph.D. student from the Isle of Man has built the first AI text-to-speech system for Manx, a heritage language spoken by just 2,200 people. The breakthrough could help preserve endangered languages worldwide while making them accessible to new learners.
