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  1. University of British Columbia: How language revitalization boosts Indigenous health. “In British Columbia, First Nations youth who speak their ancestral language are less likely to die by suicide. In Australia’s Northern Territory, community-led language initiatives are linked to better mental health outcomes. A growing body of research is reinforcing what many Indigenous communities have […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/16/university-of-british-culture-how-language-revitalization-boosts-indigenous-health/

  2. BBC: Online Manx language database to be expanded. “A ‘significant volume’ of Manx language audio recordings will be transcribed and translated and made available online after the project was awarded new funding. Culture Vannin’s grant to the Manx Language Research Group pay for the first ever language specialist contracted to work on the Manx Corpus website.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2024/12/24/bbc-online-manx-language-database-to-be-expanded/

  3. Cockney and Queen's English have all but disappeared among young people – here's what's replaced them

    This is good news to me. I was once refused a job in radio because of my London accent, but was a long time ago.

    theconversation.com/cockney-an

    #TheConversation #English #Languge

  4. It is an honor to learn our beautiful #Mvskoke language, aided by flash cards provided by the Mvskoke language program gifted at the Citizens beyond the reservation outreach event in Fresno CA July 2022 #indigenous #languge