About 29 of Nigerian spoken languages are critically endangered with some like Njerep and Ichen, on the brink of extinction, the National Library of Nigeria (NLN) has said. NLN also unveiled a ...

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 ...

An 84-year-old man in Assam, Bhogeswar Thomung, is the sole proficient speaker of the critically endangered Khamyang language. To protect such languages from extinction, the 'Endangered Language ...

The disappearance of a mother tongue erodes cultural identity, community well-being, unique ecological knowledge systems, and ...

For his latest book, “On the National Language: The Poetry of America’s Endangered Tongues,” photographer B.A. Van Sise traversed the United States to document speakers of endangered languages.

Thousands of languages are facing extinction, and researchers are turning to artificial intelligence to preserve and revitalize them. Can this technology save endangered languages before it’s too late ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American On April 4, Licho, one of the four last ...

The first time I ever encountered an endangered language was at the 2014 Aotearoa New Zealand All Blacks game against the United States Eagles. My mom, a former college rugby player, had heard the All ...

Since I was young I’ve always had an interest in languages. My first semi-immersive experience with another language was when my family and I travelled to Turkey in the summer of 2001. Everyone was ...

The Barbican has finally unveiled its Autumn programme, bringing guests another spectacular season of culture, arts and critical conversations about our world. Working with artists and creators from ...