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For small cities across Alabama with Haitian populations, Springfield is a cautionary tale
ENTERPRISE, Ala. — The transition from the bustling Port-au-Prince, Haiti, to a small Alabama city on the southernmost tip of…
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As thousands of languages threaten to vanish globally, Japan and South Korea look to preserve their dying ones
HOKKAIDO / JEJU: The label of being Ainu haunted Miyuki Muraki throughout her childhood. “Since I was a child, I…
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Census Bureau wants to change how it asks about disabilities. Some don’t like it
The U.S. Census Bureau wants to change how it asks people about disabilities, and some advocates are complaining that they…
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Oxford University Press has named ‘rizz’ as its word of the year
LONDON: Oxford University Press has named “rizz″ as its word of the year, highlighting the popularity of a term used…
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New Zealand’s central bank defends Maori language use
WELLINGTON: New Zealand’s central bank chief defended its use of the Maori language in official communications on Wednesday (Nov 29),…
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Asia
Portuguese language increasingly popular in Macao as city sharpens bilingual edge
Local consultancy firm Perfeicao, which helps Chinese and Portuguese firms break into new markets, said the number of deals have…
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Europe
The Spanish island where they say it with a whistle
On the Spanish island of La Gomera, in the Canary Islands, people can communicate by whistle. Dating back centuries, the…
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A’s broadcaster apologizes after apparent racial slur
Oakland Athletics broadcaster Glen Kuiper has apologized after uttering what sounded like a racial slur while describing a trip to…
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UK charity hopes to ‘decolonise’ English vocabulary
The English language has been evolving for centuries, if not for millennia. Conversations from the Middle Ages would be almost…
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Europe
How a primary school saved the Manx language from extinction
Issued on: 25/02/2023 – 11:12 UNESCO declared Manx Gaelic extinct in 2009. Years later, a letter from a primary school…
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