Ethnic Languages News Today

Laleng, an Indigenous tongue, is attributed to the Patro community who inhabit the culturally rich environs of Sylhet Sadar, Jaintiapur, and Gowainghat areas within the geographical boundaries of Bangladesh.

Since 2010, 1 January has become the day of the Book Distribution Festival with activities across the country. Some 300 million books were given to more than 38 million school children. The day symbolises the country’s commitment to literacy, which now stands at 74.1 per cent of the population.

The government's ICT department has initiated efforts to preserve and digitise 40 ethnic languages, including 14 endangered ones.

KOTA KINABALU: The Education Ministry's decision not to offer ethnic language specialisation for teaching candidates at the Institute of Teacher Education 2023 session is disappointing, says Datuk Seri Wilfred Madius Tangau.

Ethnic languages of Northeast facing threat, says experts Around 80 indigenous and ethnic languages of the North East are facing the risk of extinction due to non-use and dominance of English and Hindi in different spheres of life including education. Image Credit: Wikimedia STAFF REPORTER GUWAHATI: Around 80 indigenous and ethnic languages of the North East are facing the risk of extinction due to non-use and dominance of English and Hindi in different spheres of life including education. ...