ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>Al-Monitor: Copts, Nubians, and Berbers fight to keep Egypt’s endangered languages alive. “With a population of over 118 million, Egypt is home to distinct minorities with their own traditions, beliefs and languages that have enriched Egypt’s cultural identity for millennia. Some of these languages are on the brink of extinction, however, and some of their speakers are refusing to let […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/23/al-monitor-copts-nubians-and-berbers-fight-to-keep-egypts-endangered-languages-alive/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/23/al-monitor-copts-nubians-and-berbers-fight-to-keep-egypts-endangered-languages-alive/</a></p>
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ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>Google Blog: Explore the world around you in 30 endangered languages with Google AI. “First launched in 2021, Woolaroo is an AI experiment from Google Arts & Culture that lets you snap a photo and learn the words for your surroundings in 30 endangered languages…. This year, we’re including 10 new languages from Africa, plus new languages from Brazil, Mexico, Turkey and Scotland. Our […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/15/google-blog-explore-the-world-around-you-in-30-endangered-languages-with-google-ai/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/15/google-blog-explore-the-world-around-you-in-30-endangered-languages-with-google-ai/</a></p>
Script Keepers Network<p>Last Chance! Our next Script Keepers Network Zoom meeting is today! Join us for either meeting. Links in bio.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scripts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scripts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scriptkeepersnetwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scriptkeepersnetwork</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/endangeredscripts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>endangeredscripts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/endangeredlanguages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>endangeredlanguages</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/endangeredalphabets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>endangeredalphabets</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/languages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>languages</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>culture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/preservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>preservation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/documentation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>documentation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>indigenous</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/indigenouslanguages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>indigenouslanguages</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/indigenousscripts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>indigenousscripts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/network" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>network</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/meeting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>meeting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>community</span></a></p>
Script Keepers Network<p>Just a reminder - our next Script Keepers Network Zoom meeting is coming up soon! Join us on July 6th for an engaging discussion and the latest updates. Link in bio.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scripts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scripts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scriptkeepersnetwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scriptkeepersnetwork</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/endangeredscripts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>endangeredscripts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/endangeredlanguages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>endangeredlanguages</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/endangeredalphabets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>endangeredalphabets</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/languages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>languages</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>culture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/preservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>preservation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/documentation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>documentation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>indigenous</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/indigenouslanguages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>indigenouslanguages</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/indigenousscripts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>indigenousscripts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/network" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>network</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/meeting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>meeting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>community</span></a></p>
Script Keepers Network<p>Don’t forget - our next Script Keepers Network Zoom meeting is just around the corner! Join us on July 6th for great discussion and updates. Links in bio.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scripts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scripts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scriptkeepersnetwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scriptkeepersnetwork</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/endangeredscripts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>endangeredscripts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/endangeredlanguages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>endangeredlanguages</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/endangeredalphabets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>endangeredalphabets</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/languages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>languages</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>culture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/preservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>preservation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/documentation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>documentation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>indigenous</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/indigenouslanguages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>indigenouslanguages</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/indigenousscripts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>indigenousscripts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/network" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>network</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/meeting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>meeting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>community</span></a></p>
Script Keepers Network<p>Meet Tim Brookes: linguist, writer and founder of the Script Keepers Network. His work reminds us that every script tells a story - and some are at risk of being lost forever. So come join our next meeting on July 6th - link in bio.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/endangeredalphabets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>endangeredalphabets</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linguistics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/culturalheritage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>culturalheritage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scriptrevival" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scriptrevival</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scripts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scripts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scriptkeepersnetwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scriptkeepersnetwork</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/endangeredscripts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>endangeredscripts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/endangeredlanguages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>endangeredlanguages</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/languages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>languages</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>culture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/preservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>preservation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/documentation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>documentation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>indigenous</span></a></p>
Script Keepers Network<p>A glimpse into Batak manuscripts from North Sumatra! Protecting threatened practices like this is why we do what we do. Join our July 6th meeting - link in bio.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scripts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scripts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scriptkeepersnetwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scriptkeepersnetwork</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/endangeredscripts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>endangeredscripts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/endangeredlanguages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>endangeredlanguages</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/endangeredalphabets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>endangeredalphabets</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/languages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>languages</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>culture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/preservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>preservation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/documentation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>documentation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>indigenous</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/indigenouslanguages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>indigenouslanguages</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/indigenousscripts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>indigenousscripts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/batak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>batak</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/indonesia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>indonesia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/putasha" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>putasha</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/barkbooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>barkbooks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/indigenousknowledge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>indigenousknowledge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/manuscriptculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>manuscriptculture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/southeastasia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>southeastasia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/culturalheritage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>culturalheritage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/manuscriptstudies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>manuscriptstudies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/batakculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>batakculture</span></a></p>
Script Keepers Network<p>Come join us on July 6th for our upcoming meetings for an engaging discussion of endangered and emerging scripts - particularly looking into our ongoing SKN projects. Everyone is welcome - every background and experience can bring something to the table. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scripts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scripts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scriptkeepersnetwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scriptkeepersnetwork</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/endangeredscripts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>endangeredscripts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/endangeredlanguages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>endangeredlanguages</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/endangeredalphabets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>endangeredalphabets</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/languages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>languages</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>culture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/preservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>preservation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/documentation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>documentation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>indigenous</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/indigenouslanguages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>indigenouslanguages</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/indigenousscripts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>indigenousscripts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/network" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>network</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/meeting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>meeting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>community</span></a></p>
Script Keepers Network<p>Who knows what this script is? Photographed here is a bamboo/wood carving of an endangered script, and here at the Script Keepers Network, we have many different ongoing projects that we would love people to join. If you’re interested, there are two upcoming SKN meetings - on July 6th 9-10 am EST, and 4-5 pm EST. This is just one of the many things you could be a part of! Links in bio.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scriptkeepersnetwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scriptkeepersnetwork</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/endangeredscripts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>endangeredscripts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/endangeredlanguages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>endangeredlanguages</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>culture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/woodcarving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>woodcarving</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/meeting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>meeting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>community</span></a></p>
IndieAuthors.Social News<p>Europe’s ‘Archipelagos’ Project: Supporting Translators and Lesser-Used Languages</p><p>European literary organizations see the Archipelagos project as a way to identify and promote translations from lesser-used languages.<br><a href="https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/06/europes-archipelagos-project-supporting-translators-and-lesser-used-languages/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">publishingperspectives.com/202</span><span class="invisible">5/06/europes-archipelagos-project-supporting-translators-and-lesser-used-languages/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/ArchipelagosProject" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArchipelagosProject</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/EndangeredLanguages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EndangeredLanguages</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/NextPageFoundation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NextPageFoundation</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/Translation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Translation</span></a><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/indieauthors" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>indieauthors</span></a></span></p>
That Word Chat<p>For generations, communities were self-sufficient.<br />Villages didn’t trade much. Travel was limited. There was no pressure or need for linguistic homogenization.<br />Each group kept its own language, its own culture.<br /><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RareTongues" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RareTongues</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ThatWordChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ThatWordChat</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EndangeredLanguages" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EndangeredLanguages</span></a></p>
That Word Chat<p>Technology helps and hurts. Take whistling languages. In mountainous regions, they once carried messages across vast distances. But mobile phones made that function obsolete. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RareTongues" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RareTongues</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ThatWordChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ThatWordChat</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EndangeredLanguages" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EndangeredLanguages</span></a></p>
That Word Chat<p>On April 22, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ThatWordChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ThatWordChat</span></a> hosts a special episode with Lorna Gibb to mark the release of her new book, "Rare Tongues: The Secret Story of Hidden Languages."</p><p>Join us: bit.ly/ThatWordChat</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Linguistics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BookLaunch" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BookLaunch</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EndangeredLanguages" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EndangeredLanguages</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AmReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AmReading</span></a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>Dartmouth College: Language Preservation Efforts Get an AI Boost. “… computer science graduate student Ivory Yang, Guarini, who remembers learning a few words of Nüshu from her grandmother as a child, is exploring how artificial intelligence models offer new ways to preserve and help revitalize the rare script. Yang and her collaborators… built an AI-driven framework called NüshuRescue […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/11/dartmouth-college-language-preservation-efforts-get-an-ai-boost/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/11/dartmouth-college-language-preservation-efforts-get-an-ai-boost/</a></p>
Zorz Studios<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Portraits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Portraits</span></a> capture the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FacesOfAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FacesOfAmerica</span></a>'s endangered <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/languages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>languages</span></a> <a href="https://zorz.it/CKjyI" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">zorz.it/CKjyI</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> | <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JessicaStewart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JessicaStewart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>diversity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BAVanSise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BAVanSise</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/photojournalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photojournalist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EndangeredLanguages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EndangeredLanguages</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DiverseCultures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DiverseCultures</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CulturalHeritage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CulturalHeritage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ArtisticImages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArtisticImages</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AmericanHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmericanHistory</span></a></p>
Garry Knight<p>The US island that speaks Elizabethan English</p><p>'Native Americans, English sailors and pirates all came together on Ocracoke Island in North Carolina to create the only American dialect that is not identified as American'</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>society</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EndangeredLanguages" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EndangeredLanguages</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>linguistics</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/travel/article/20190623-the-us-island-that-speaks-elizabethan-english" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.co.uk/travel/article/20190</span><span class="invisible">623-the-us-island-that-speaks-elizabethan-english</span></a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>The Conversation: How we’re recovering priceless audio and lost languages from old decaying tapes. “Before the iPod came along, people recorded their favourite tunes straight from the radio. Some of us made home recordings with our sibling and grandparents – precious childhood snippets. And a few of us even have recordings from that time we travelled to a village in Vanuatu, some 40 years […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/14/the-conversation-how-were-recovering-priceless-audio-and-lost-languages-from-old-decaying-tapes/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/14/the-conversation-how-were-recovering-priceless-audio-and-lost-languages-from-old-decaying-tapes/</a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>Princeton University: Millions on the African continent can’t fully benefit from the AI revolution. This Princeton course aims to change that. . “Happy Buzaaba’s research as a data engineer is centered on introducing more African languages into LLMs. There are over 7,000 languages in the world today, he said, and around 2,000 of these are spoken on the African continent. Yet not more than […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/11/princeton-university-millions-on-the-african-continent-cant-fully-benefit-from-the-ai-revolution-this-princeton-course-aims-to-change-that/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/11/princeton-university-millions-on-the-african-continent-cant-fully-benefit-from-the-ai-revolution-this-princeton-course-aims-to-change-that/</a></p>
Design Brouhaha<p>The Face / Interface conference at Stanford University is just going to start! Go grab a free online ticket to watch it!</p><p><a href="https://typo.social/tags/faceinterface" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>faceinterface</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/stanford" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stanford</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/typedesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>typedesign</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/inclusivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>inclusivity</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/endangeredlanguages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>endangeredlanguages</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/faceinterface-2025-global-type-design-and-human-computer-interaction-tickets-1078509744679" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eventbrite.com/e/faceinterface</span><span class="invisible">-2025-global-type-design-and-human-computer-interaction-tickets-1078509744679</span></a></p>
Anne Deschaine<p>If you've been waiting to support the <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Endangeredalphabets" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Endangeredalphabets</span></a></span> calligraphy book project, this is the time! More fountain pen rewards have been added!</p><p><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/endangeredatlas/endangered-alphabets-calligraphy" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">kickstarter.com/projects/endan</span><span class="invisible">geredatlas/endangered-alphabets-calligraphy</span></a></p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/writingSystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writingSystems</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/indigenousLanguages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>indigenousLanguages</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/endangeredLanguages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>endangeredLanguages</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/handwriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>handwriting</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/calligraphy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>calligraphy</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/fountainPens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fountainPens</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://penfount.social/@penfount" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>penfount</span></a></span></p>
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