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Sámi Language Week is coming up in October! The 11 different Sámi languages are spoken by the Sámi Indigenous peoples of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia. Learn more: rcinet.ca/eye-on-the-arc… #gïelevåhkoe #giellavahkku #giellavahkko #SayItInSaami #WeAreIndigenous

“It is vital to protect and promote indigenous languages. In 2019, it was estimated that forty per cent of the world’s languages were in danger of extinction, the majority #indigenouslanguages.” @AudreyAzoulay Discover the newly released @UNESCO Bulletin! #foreword" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">en.unesco.org/news/indigenou…

Registration for this year's Foundation for Endangered Languages Annual Conference is due this Friday (July 31): eventbrite.co.uk/e/fel-24-teach… The conference will be held virtually 23-25 September 2020. Registration is FREE & donations to FEL are encouraged in lieu of reg fees. #FEL24

Some Canadian schools to offer Michif immersion: leaderpost.com/news/saskatche…

#LAPI2019 proceedings are now out in the current issue of the journal Études romanes de Brno in the dossier: “Lenguas amenazadas en la Península Ibérica. Situación actual y perspectivas para el futuro“: phil.muni.cz/journals/index… #LanguagesOfTheIberianPeninsula #minoritylanguages

👉 WE ARE HIRING! @UNESCO invites qualified companies/individuals to submit proposals to conduct an evaluation of UNESCO’s action within the framework of the @IYIL2019. Experts and evaluators from #indigenouscommunities are encouraged to apply. Vacancy:unevaluation.org/vacancies/deta…

Innovating and Adapting to Covid-19 restrictions: Aboriginal Community Language Programs livinglanguages.org.au/comingup/lip-i…

University website offers information about virus in 40 languages (including some Indigenous languages): edscoop.com/ucla-covid19-w…

We are pleased to announce the Call for Proposals for the 7th International Conference on Language Documentation & Conservation: Recognizing Relationships, to be held virtually on March 4-7, 2021. For more info visit ling.lll.hawaii.edu/sites/icldc/ca…

THIRD CALL FOR PAPERS: New Contexts for the Use of Minoritized Languages/Varieties #NEWCON2020: cidles.eu/blog/third-cal… #minoritylanguage #endangeredlanguage

“Timelines and plans for ethical and logistical resumption or initiation of field research will have to be very fine-grained, informed by local conditions, and sensitive to ongoing changes.” Read more here: items.ssrc.org/?p=6292

Quechua language of Peru draws interest on social media: reuters.com/article/us-hea…

We're looking for a volunteer to help us move our listing of COVID-19 resources in 500+ languages (bit.ly/COVID-multilin…) to a standalone web page which is easier to search and filter! If you can help with a small web programming project, please get in touch.

N.Y. professor's free Ladino course draws interest: wbng.com/2020/05/12/loc…

#Europeminoritylanguages #StopCOVID19 #Irish Does anyone want to translate this into other European Minority languages? Let us know!

Our colleagues at virALLanguages are doing incredible work to create culturally relevant COVID-19 information in Indigenous languages. If you are able to translate health information for your community, please contact them and contribute! globalvoices.org/2020/05/11/pro…

Aloha, ICLDC fans! We are pleased to share information on the theme for ICLDC 7, our plans in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, and our call for proposals, which will come out in summer. Visit our new website: ling.lll.hawaii.edu/sites/icldc/

#Europeminoritylanguages #StopCOVID19 #Lombard Does anyone want to translate this into other European Minority languages? Let us know!

Tune in to @dublab broadcast of Last Whispers, an audio "project about the mass extinction of languages...using unaltered vocal recordings from world language archives." #AILLA contributed audio to this effort. Tune in on Fri. April 24 at 12pmCST here: dublab.com

Ep 14 with @GuillemBelmar on #linguisticfieldwork in the time of COVID-19 is now available, with thoughts on how we can get our work done while doing our bit during these uncertain times: lingfieldnotes.podbean.com/e/fieldwork-in…