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AI-Powered Robots Help Preserve Endangered Indigenous Languages
Two Indigenous individuals, Danielle Boyer and Jared Coleman, are using AI and robotics to revitalize their ancestral languages, Anishinaabemowin and Owens Valley Paiute, combating language loss driven by historical oppression and the predicted extinction of half the world's languages by 2100.
AI-Powered Robots Help Preserve Endangered Indigenous Languages
Two Indigenous individuals, Danielle Boyer and Jared Coleman, are using AI and robotics to revitalize their ancestral languages, Anishinaabemowin and Owens Valley Paiute, combating language loss driven by historical oppression and the predicted extinction of half the world's languages by 2100.
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16% Bias Score
AI Fights Extinction of Helgolander Language
A 22-year-old Helgolander, Jakob Martens, created an AI-powered translation tool for the endangered Halunder language, aiming to counter its decline amidst Helgoland's booming tourism and the global trend of language extinction.
AI Fights Extinction of Helgolander Language
A 22-year-old Helgolander, Jakob Martens, created an AI-powered translation tool for the endangered Halunder language, aiming to counter its decline amidst Helgoland's booming tourism and the global trend of language extinction.
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40% Bias Score
Wales Aims for One Million Welsh Speakers by 2050 Amidst Recent Decline
Despite a recent decline to 538,000 speakers (17.8% of Wales' population), the Welsh government aims to reach one million Welsh speakers by 2050 through initiatives such as mandatory Welsh language training for teachers and increased Welsh-language public services, though some criticize these propos...
Wales Aims for One Million Welsh Speakers by 2050 Amidst Recent Decline
Despite a recent decline to 538,000 speakers (17.8% of Wales' population), the Welsh government aims to reach one million Welsh speakers by 2050 through initiatives such as mandatory Welsh language training for teachers and increased Welsh-language public services, though some criticize these propos...
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36% Bias Score
Limited Use of Welsh on Social Media by Young People Highlights Challenges and Opportunities
A recent survey of 1600 Welsh children and young people revealed that while attitudes toward the Welsh language are generally positive, its use on social media is limited, with 80% using English even when communicating with other Welsh speakers; however, usage increases in settings such as sports.
Limited Use of Welsh on Social Media by Young People Highlights Challenges and Opportunities
A recent survey of 1600 Welsh children and young people revealed that while attitudes toward the Welsh language are generally positive, its use on social media is limited, with 80% using English even when communicating with other Welsh speakers; however, usage increases in settings such as sports.
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32% Bias Score
Gronings Language Preservation Program Launched in Eenrum
Fieke Gosselaar teaches Gronings to ten children in Eenrum, Groningen, as part of a program to preserve the endangered dialect, highlighting the contrast with the better-supported Frisian language.
Gronings Language Preservation Program Launched in Eenrum
Fieke Gosselaar teaches Gronings to ten children in Eenrum, Groningen, as part of a program to preserve the endangered dialect, highlighting the contrast with the better-supported Frisian language.
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32% Bias Score
Boekenweek Celebrates Dutch Dialect Diversity
The 74th Boekenweek, themed "Je Moerstaal" (Your Mother Tongue), opened in Amsterdam with a speech in Limburgish, celebrating the diversity of Dutch languages and dialects and aiming to counter concerns about their decline.
Boekenweek Celebrates Dutch Dialect Diversity
The 74th Boekenweek, themed "Je Moerstaal" (Your Mother Tongue), opened in Amsterdam with a speech in Limburgish, celebrating the diversity of Dutch languages and dialects and aiming to counter concerns about their decline.
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12% Bias Score
EU Urged to Fund European Language Initiatives Amidst Literacy Concerns
The European Writers' Council's June 27, 2025, statement urged the EU to fund initiatives promoting European languages and reading, citing concerns about declining literacy and the dominance of English, with Greece showing low cultural spending according to 2023 Eurostat data.
EU Urged to Fund European Language Initiatives Amidst Literacy Concerns
The European Writers' Council's June 27, 2025, statement urged the EU to fund initiatives promoting European languages and reading, citing concerns about declining literacy and the dominance of English, with Greece showing low cultural spending according to 2023 Eurostat data.
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44% Bias Score
AI Tool Aims to Save Endangered Helgoländer Friesisch Language
The endangered Helgoländer Friesisch language is getting a digital lifeline through Halunder.ai, an AI-powered translation tool trained on over a million words from 60 years of authentic sources, aiming to make the language accessible to future generations and offering a model for global language pr...
AI Tool Aims to Save Endangered Helgoländer Friesisch Language
The endangered Helgoländer Friesisch language is getting a digital lifeline through Halunder.ai, an AI-powered translation tool trained on over a million words from 60 years of authentic sources, aiming to make the language accessible to future generations and offering a model for global language pr...
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40% Bias Score
Pushkin's Legacy and the Global Rise and Fall of the Russian Language
This article celebrates the birthday of Alexander Pushkin, emphasizing his contribution to the modern Russian language and examining the language's historical and current global influence, noting challenges and a potential resurgence.
Pushkin's Legacy and the Global Rise and Fall of the Russian Language
This article celebrates the birthday of Alexander Pushkin, emphasizing his contribution to the modern Russian language and examining the language's historical and current global influence, noting challenges and a potential resurgence.
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64% Bias Score
Carys Davies Wins Ondaatje Prize for Novel "Clear", Highlighting Language Preservation
Carys Davies won the 2023 Ondaatje Prize for her novel "Clear," set on a Scottish island during the Highland Clearances, which utilized a now-extinct Shetland language dictionary, highlighting the urgency of language preservation as the UN reports a language is lost every two weeks.
Carys Davies Wins Ondaatje Prize for Novel "Clear", Highlighting Language Preservation
Carys Davies won the 2023 Ondaatje Prize for her novel "Clear," set on a Scottish island during the Highland Clearances, which utilized a now-extinct Shetland language dictionary, highlighting the urgency of language preservation as the UN reports a language is lost every two weeks.
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20% Bias Score
Louisiana School Revives Local French Dialects
A new public French immersion school in Pointe-au-Chien, Louisiana, teaches local dialects like Cajun and Indian French, aiming to preserve the state's diverse linguistic heritage after decades of suppression. The school currently has 30 students.
Louisiana School Revives Local French Dialects
A new public French immersion school in Pointe-au-Chien, Louisiana, teaches local dialects like Cajun and Indian French, aiming to preserve the state's diverse linguistic heritage after decades of suppression. The school currently has 30 students.
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12% Bias Score
Guatemalan Activists Boost Kaqchikel Wikipedia
Around 200 digital activists met in Guatemala City to promote the Kaqchikel language and achieve official recognition for a Kaqchikel Wikipedia; the event, supported by DW Akademie, resulted in over 60 new articles.
Guatemalan Activists Boost Kaqchikel Wikipedia
Around 200 digital activists met in Guatemala City to promote the Kaqchikel language and achieve official recognition for a Kaqchikel Wikipedia; the event, supported by DW Akademie, resulted in over 60 new articles.
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32% Bias Score
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