More than 200 languages have become extinct over the last three generations such as Ubykh that fell silent in 1992 when Tefvic Esenc passed on, Aasax in Tanzania, which disappeared in 1976, and Manx in 1974. India tops the list of countries with the greatest number of endangered languages,...
Countless languages are dying every day, and they will continue to perish as the remaining speakers die. Of course, we cannot merely rely on digitization to deal with worldwide languages loss. However, it is a step in the right direction. These digital tools offer endangered languages an oppor...
In so doing, it employs a dual frame of scenarios of endangered culture and shifting cosmopolitanisms, taking Kutiyattam's 2001 recognition as a UNESCO Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity as a reference point, a moment in which these two frames significantly converge.Leah...
Motorola and Lenovo Foundation are committed to inclusion and smarter technology for all and continue to support endangered languages in the interface of its smartphones. In addition to Nheengatu (Amazon region),Kaingang(south/southeast of Brazil), Cherokee (North America),Kuvi,Kangri (In...
In the city of Anyang in northern Henan, the heaviest rainfall in over 60 years submerged parts of the archaeological site of Yin Xu, located on the banks of the Huanhe River. Inscribed on the UNESCO list in 2006, Yin Xu’s outstanding universal value resides in it being one of the ...
“Preservation of Endangered Moveable Culture Assets of Gandhara Art” concludes that there is no proper mechanism/system for the conservation of objects due to lack of expertise as well as human and financial resources. Lahore, historically built around 4000 years ago in 2000 B.C.E., is ...
Studies like the Atlas of Endangered Languages highlight the need to preserve linguistic diversity, while the Index Translationum provides an international bibliography of translated works. www.unesco.org/culture/xtrans UNESCO is building a Global Alliance for Cultural Diversity that brokers new ...