Endangered Languages Project

10/02/2026

Greetings from the International Congress pf Minority Language Communities Undergoing Revitalization! From September 23-26, communities from around the world gathered in Euskal Herria (the Basque Country) to share their work and knowledge to strengthen their languages.

Under the theme "Languages shaping the future", hundreds of people came together to reflect on narratives and discourses about language revitalization, and explore narratives that can help strengthen this work.

This was a rare opportunity for ELP folks to get together in person! 4 of the ELP staff - Language Revitalization Mentors Alexandra Philibin, Pius Akumbu, and Yazmín Novelo, and Executive Director Anna Belew - attended.

Also present were many friends, colleagues, and alumni of ELP programs, including ELP Governance Council member Aliana Parker, 2023 intern Nicaela Leon Coico (Phuyu), 2024 Ready to Revitalize alum Toroga Breda, and 2025 Ready to Revitalize alumni Matyas Le Brun and Delfina Libia Reyes Chavez.

We extend our thanks to:
🔵 The organizers of BIHAR, including Garabide, Plazara, TaupaMugimendua, and Soziolinguistika Klusterra
🟢 All of the language champions from around the world who shared their knowledge, experiences, and visions for the future
🟡 All of the attendees who came to learn and support the gathering
🔴 And the Basque people, for their hospitality, generosity in sharing their experiences in language revitalization, and invitation to gather on their beautiful territory.

Visit https://bihar.eus/en/kongresua/ to learn more and read reports from the Congress, and find out about the next events happening through this network!

10/01/2026

🎲🌿 ¡LENGUAS EN JUEGO!
Taller virtual de creación de juegos de mesa en lenguas indígenas 🗣️✨
¿Te imaginas crear un juego de mesa en tu propia lengua indígena?
¿Convertir palabras, historias, conocimientos y elementos de tu territorio en una experiencia para jugar, compartir y aprender?
Desde FUNPROEIB ANDES te invitamos a ser parte de “Lenguas en juego”, un taller virtual de creación de juegos de mesa en lenguas indígenas, pensado como un espacio de diseño, creatividad y trabajo colectivo.
Durante el taller podrás trabajar en la creación de tu propio juego: desde la definición de la idea y sus contenidos, hasta las cartas, reglas, tablero, personaje-mascota, identidad visual y prototipo imprimible.
Además, podrás incorporar al juego conocimientos y elementos de tu contexto, como festividades, lugares, comidas, plantas, animales, canciones, bailes y otros saberes locales.
💚 ¿A quién está dirigido?
A hablantes de lenguas indígenas, activistas lingüísticos, docentes, estudiantes, gestores culturales y a toda persona interesada en crear un juego de mesa en su propia lengua.
📌 Para participar necesitas:
🗣️ Ser hablante de una lengua indígena.
✍️ Tener conocimientos básicos de escritura en dicha lengua.
💻 Contar con una computadora portátil y conexión a internet durante las sesiones.
📚 Comprometerte con las actividades y tareas del taller.
📅 Del 8 al 29 de octubre de 2026
🗓️ Martes y jueves
⏰ 18:00 a 20:00 h. — Bolivia
💻 Modalidad virtual
📝 ¡Postula y crea un juego en tu lengua!
Las postulaciones estarán abiertas HASTA LLENAR LOS CUPOS, por lo que te recomendamos enviar tu formulario lo antes posible. 🚀
👉 FORMULARIO DE POSTULACIÓN:
🔗 https://forms.gle/LiubfMZLP3P9P3r47
📄 CONVOCATORIA:
🔗 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nyl4bLFPj2XZO0F3ClP_AikUyQFUMSt-/view?usp=sharing
💚 ¡Tu lengua también puede jugar, crear y encontrarse alrededor de una mesa! 🎲🌿

09/28/2026

🌱 How can language revitalization continue when folks are away from their traditional territories, in the diaspora? Join us on October 13 for the next Stories from the Heart to learn about it from real-life experiences!⁠
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We’ll hear from Tamara Aisake about her work with Club Hugag'esea to create circles of learning with elders, learners, and the wider Rotuman community, to "encourage language stewardship wherever in the world we are". 🌏️
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📆 Tuesday, October 13
🕒 10am Pacific / 1pm Eastern / 5am Fiji (October 14)⁠
💻 Free and online⁠
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Register at: https://bit.ly/stories-from-the-heart
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"Stories from the Heart: Community Language Projects from Ready to Revitalize" is a monthly series of informal talks by grassroots language champions worldwide. Each month, alumni of ELP's Ready to Revitalize program share about the programs they’ve developed to strengthen their languages. ⁠
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Come learn from the lived experience of people revitalizing their languages, be inspired by their work, and build connections with others around the world! ⁠
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We hope you will join us as we listen to these language champions tell their stories from the heart about their work in their communities.

09/17/2026

Are you working on language revitalization in digital or virtual spaces? Check out this call for book chapters:

The LINGUIST List, International Linguistics Community Online.

09/16/2026

Coming up tomorrow! Join us at noon Pacific to hear about Toroga Breda’s work to revitalize Khoikhoi: https://bit.ly/stories-from-the-heart

🌱 How can Indigenous language revitalization be supported through the arts? Join us on September 16 for the next Stories from the Heart to learn about it from real-life experiences!
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We’ll hear from Toroga Breda about his work in and around Cape Town, South Africa, to revitalize the Khoikhoi language through the arts, including film, dance, and performance arts.
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📆 Wednesday, September 16 ⁠
🕒 12pm Pacific / 3pm Eastern / 9pm South Africa
💻 Free and online⁠
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Register at: https://bit.ly/stories-from-the-heart

"Stories from the Heart: Community Language Projects from Ready to Revitalize" is a monthly series of informal talks by grassroots language champions worldwide. Each month, alumni of ELP's Ready to Revitalize program share about the programs they’ve developed to strengthen their languages. ⁠
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Come learn from the lived experience of people revitalizing their languages, be inspired by their work, and build connections with others around the world! ⁠
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We hope you will join us as we listen to these language champions tell their stories from the heart about their work in their communities.

09/10/2026

Ever wonder who’s behind the scenes at ELP? Meet the ELP team, past and present!

09/10/2026

"It's Not OK to Let a Language Die" is now available in Hausa, Simplified Chinese, and Greek. We offer our heartfelt thanks to the volunteer translators who shared their knowledge and work:

An fassara zuwa harshen Hausa daga Aliyu Yusuf da Abubakar Umar Sadiq da kuma Amina Otaki. https://endangeredlanguages.com/story/martani-ga-muqalar-wani-lokaci-bashi-da-aibu-bar-yare-ya-mutu

由Shang Shi和Lemin Gao翻译成简体中文。 https://endangeredlanguages.com/zh-hans/story/duiyoushirangyimenyuyanxiaowangyeweichangbukedehuiying

Μεταφρασμένο στα Ελληνικά απο την Ελένη Κοσμήδου/Κοσμίδου και τον Πάρη Ζέικο. https://endangeredlanguages.com/story/mia-apantisi-sto-kapoies-fores-einai-entaxei-na-afineis-mia-glossa-na-pethanei

[Hausa: Aliyu Yusuf, Abubakar Umar Sadiq, and Amina Otaki
Simplified Chinese: Shang Shi and Lemin Gao
Greek: Eleni Kosmidou and Paris Zeikos]

This article is ELP's response to the New Yorker's review of the book How to Kill a Language, titled "Sometimes It's OK to Let a Language Die". In ELP's response, we identify the colonial underpinnings of arguments against language revitalization, spotlight the harms these narratives cause, and offer other ways of seeing from Indigenous perspectives.

09/09/2026

Join ELP and the Language Documentation Training Center for 2026's FREE 9-week online learning series in language documentation! Register at: https://bit.ly/2026langdoc
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Language documentation, or making good records of your language, can be an important part of strengthening your language. 🎤 You'll learn the basics of how to record good-quality audio and video, ways to look deeper at your language's sounds and grammar, and tips for working with language materials - and you'll get to connect with other people around the world doing this work. ⁠
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No previous experience or training is needed - we'll start from the beginning! We look forward to learning with you this year. ⁠
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