Stories about Languages from February, 2017
Making Kwak̓wala Language Learning Fun For Her Students With a Little Help From Memes
“Let’s paddle one canoe to get to where we want to go," says Pewi Alfred, a Kwak̓wala language teacher and promoter of the Mother Language Meme Challenge.
As a Wearer of Many Hats Promoting the Quechua Language, Language Activist Can Now Include Meme Maker
Margot Camones is a translator, interpreter, professor of Quechua Ancashino and much more. Now she is taking part in the Mother Language Meme Challenge to add to that list.
Accepting the Challenge by Creating Memes to Help the Wiradjuri Language Revival
In addition to leading a language learning program, Geoff Anderson is taking part in the Mother Language Meme Challenge creating memes in the Wiradjuri language of Australia.
Helping the Fulfulde Language Have an Online Presence Through Memes
In West Africa, members of the the Peeral Media Network have been promoting the Fulfulde language through a number of platforms and tools like memes for the #MemeML Challenge.
Following Successful #TweetYoruba Campaign, Now Come Memes in the Yoruba Language
It began with a #TweetYoruba campaign a few years ago, and now Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún and the Yoruba Name project are creating memes in the Yoruba language.
Karuk Language Advocate Encourages Son to Use Their Language by Creating Memes Together
Susan Gehr has been working with her son to help her create memes in the Karuk language as part of the Mother Language Meme Challenge.
Creating Memes in the Berrichon-Bourbonnais Language
From France, Pierre-Marie Chevreux is taking part in the Mother Language Meme Challenge creating memes in the Berrichon-Bourbonnais language.
Recording for “Digital Textbooks” in the Pisbi Language in El Salvador
Members of the Kakawira Indigenous People in El Salvador took part in audio recording sessions for the creation of a digital “booklet” in the Pisbi language as part of a project to revitalize their language.
