“Waiata/Anthems,” Lorde’s “Te Ao Marama” EP and a host of other projects are aimed at revitalizing the Indigenous language of New Zealand via music.
Tag: Language and Languages
French Language Laws Renew Rift With Quebec’s English Speakers
The government calls the new measure necessary for the survival of French, while critics say it stigmatizes bilingualism and is bad for business.
‘Reversing Gears’: China Increasingly Rejects English, and the World
A movement against Western influence threatens to close off a nation that succeeded in part by welcoming new ideas.
Training the Next Generation of Indigenous Data Scientists
A new workshop explores the right of Indigenous people to govern the collection, ownership and use of their biological and cultural data.
India’s ‘Ugliest’ Language? Google’s Answer, Kannada, Drew a Backlash
A Google fact box singled out Kannada, a language spoken in the country’s south. The faux pas highlights the algorithm’s fallibility.
India’s ‘Ugliest’ Language? Google Had an Answer (and Drew a Backlash).
A Google fact box singled out Kannada, a language spoken in the country’s south. The faux pas highlights the algorithm’s fallibility.
He Is Senegalese and French, With Nothing to Reconcile
David Diop, an International Booker Prize finalist for his novel “At Night All Blood Is Black,” is among the writers whose work is helping France face its history with Africa.
Disappearing Slang and Cultural Variants: How Australian English Is Changing
Readers reflect on the country’s many different accents.
Neanderthals Listened to the World Much Like Us
A reconstructed Neanderthal ear adds a new piece to the puzzle of whether the early humans could speak.
‘Special and Beautiful’ Whistled Language Echoes Around This Island
On a jagged island in the Canary archipelago, a whistling language known as “Silbo Gomero” is still in use thanks to mandatory classes for schoolchildren.