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BLOOMINGTON, UNITED STATES (AFP) – Linguistics experts are turning to cutting-edge technologies to revitalise threatened Native American languages – and rejuvenate generations of Indigenous tradition – through new approaches such as children’s books and smartphone apps. In one such endeavour, three Native American women rack their brains as they gather around a computer, trying to […]
An Aboriginal language provides unexpected insight into how language influences perception
How the Ho-Chunk nation is working to prevent their language from disappearing forever.
There were some 300 Native languages spoken when Europeans arrived to what is now America, but it's estimated only about 167 are still around today.
There were some 300 Native languages spoken when Europeans arrived to what is now America, but it's estimated only about 167 are still around today.