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17 March 2017
Working with Guatajiagua Youth to Revitalize the Potón Language in El Salvador
A group of young people, members of the Association of Lenca Communities of Guatajiagua, organized the recording sessions and an introductory course in journalism based on indigenous communication.
15 March 2017
Building a Sustainable, Open-Source Platform for Language Learning
Openwords is a open-source language-learning app with robust lesson and course development features with the aim to be a community of language learners and teachers.
Language Legends Help Create a Colorful Snapshot of Australia's Linguistic Diversity
"Language work is the best thing I can do. Who wants to go out and do other things, when I can be saving our languages?"
Digital Activists Meet Up Offline to Promote Bolivia’s Language Diversity Online
Bolivia's 37 official languages makes the country cultural and linguistically diverse. However, that diversity is not always seen on the internet.
1 March 2017
Looking Back at the 2017 Mother Language Meme Challenge
Language communities around the world took part in the 2017 Mother Language Meme Challenge as a fun way to celebrate linguistic diversity on the internet.
17 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.
15 February 2017
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.
14 February 2017
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.
11 February 2017
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.
10 February 2017
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.
9 February 2017
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.
8 February 2017
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...
