There are fewer than 100 speakers of the Arapaho language today — all of whom are above the age of 70. Researchers hope to ...

Under the European charter that Britain is signed up to, the Government is required to adopt measures to protect and promote ...

With few young speakers and little official support, activists are turning to artificial intelligence to help preserve one of ...

What does the international dominance of English mean for “minor” languages like Japanese? Novelist and critic Mizumura Minae discusses the development of Japanese as a national language and its ...

A book that charts how endangered languages are preserved in the modern world has won this year’s British Academy Book Prize for Global Cultural Understanding. The annual Book Prize for Global ...

NEW YORK - More than 700 languages can be heard on the streets of New York, but linguists say many are in danger of extinction. The Buddhist temple on 75th Street in Elmhurst is a gathering place for ...

Seke. Wakhi. Yiddish. N’ko. Nahuatl. Lunaape (Lenape). These six languages are among the more than 700 languages spoken by New Yorkers across the five boroughs. What makes them unique is that they are ...

Are we losing our humanity? A language isn't just a series of words and communications, it's the product of a culture, of people. Languages all have inbuilt characteristics, like the way that some ...

KUALA LUMPUR: An endangered language research expert from Universiti Malaya (UM) was honoured with the UM Academic Figure Award during the 14th edition of the UM Excellence Awards (ACUM) on Tuesday ...

Along with drawing listeners in through stories and song, Lily Henley hopes attendees 'learn something about this endangered ...