{"id":853,"date":"2013-02-20T06:28:23","date_gmt":"2013-02-20T11:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/?p=853"},"modified":"2020-10-02T13:51:26","modified_gmt":"2020-10-02T17:51:26","slug":"the-business-of-rescuing-languages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/2013\/02\/20\/the-business-of-rescuing-languages\/","title":{"rendered":"The Business of Rescuing Languages"},"content":{"rendered":"

Transparent Language has always supported the preservation of endangered and less commonly taught languages.\u00a0 Just because some languages aren\u2019t commercially lucrative doesn\u2019t mean they aren\u2019t important for other reasons; language offers a window on culture and heritage, and you can\u2019t put a price on that.\u00a0 The biggest danger is in delaying work like the digital documentation of native speakers, to the point that too few native speakers remain to provide it.\u00a0 Without audio records of a language\u2019s pronunciation and use, preserving it accurately becomes much harder.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve worked with partners like Grassroots Indigenous Multimedia to preserve Ojibwe<\/a> (a Native American language spoken by the Chippewa), giving the people passionate about Ojibwe the tools and resources needed to take action.\u00a0 The resulting learning materials are available free in Transparent Language Online for Libraries<\/a>, so if you\u2019d like to explore Ojibwe, all you need now is a library card.<\/p>\n

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Our latest efforts toward endangered language preservation have been in partnership with BASAbali<\/a>, an organization dedicated to the threatened language of Balinese.\u00a0 BASAbali<\/a> has just launched the first multimedia materials for the teaching of Balinese.\u00a0 The project went live on February 11, 2013, and is distributed free of charge to nonprofit organizations and community groups.\u00a0 Individuals interested in learning Balinese can access these materials for a small fee ($25 or by donation).<\/p>\n

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“Threatened with decline from nationalism, globalization, and technology, the Balinese are in a unique position to revitalize their language for themselves and as a gift to the rest of the world,” says Alissa Stern, Executive Director at BASAbali. “Transparent Language’s generous donation of their software, their technical expertise, and their support of Balinese is helping this to happen.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

With a reported 60 \u2013 80% of the world\u2019s estimated 6,000 languages classified as endangered*, there is still much work to be done, and many more opportunities to lend support. \u00a0We will continue to put our hearts and minds into the work of protecting endangered languages, and if you know of or are part of an organization interested in partnering with us for this cause, we want to hear from you<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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* According to linguist Michael E. Krauss<\/a>, a language is considered to be endangered when children will probably not be speaking it in 100 years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Transparent Language has always supported the preservation of endangered and less commonly taught languages.\u00a0 Just because some languages aren\u2019t commercially lucrative doesn\u2019t mean they aren\u2019t important for other reasons; language offers a window on culture and heritage, and you can\u2019t put a price on that.\u00a0 The biggest danger is in delaying work like the digital…<\/p>\n

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