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Portrait: Martin Edmond on Vaughan Rapatahana

On an extraordinary Māori writer sometimes in Mangakino, translated into Bahasa, Mandarin, Italian, French, Spanish and Romanian.

Newsroom.co.nz

The Dravidian movement and Aryan illusions

The gubernatorial remarks on Aryan-Dravidian differences can only be described as a case of historical negationism

The Hindu

Small changes could bridge communication and cultural gaps for people from refugee backgrounds who need disability support

People with disability and their family members from non-English speaking refugee backgrounds come up against language and communication barriers when they try to access services, including the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).

The Conversation

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Michelle Obama’s new book, ‘The Light We Carry,’ to be published in November

With COVID-19, an insurrection, increased hate, bigotry, intolerance and more, Obama said she felt “out of balance. ... I felt vulnerable and yes, at times, I felt afraid.”

Chicago Sun-Times

CIIL plans to launch ‘Bharatiya Bhasha Sangam’

CIIL is also planning to launch “Makers of Indian Linguistics”, a series of biographical monographs on linguists

The Hindu

Regional, local languages should be promoted in proceedings at lower, high courts: Kiren Rijiju

He also said that no court should be only for the privileged and the doors of justice should be open for all

The Hindu

Ministry extends consultation period for draft disability policy again

Activists say the policy should be translated into sign language, regional languages

The Hindu

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'Walk straight': how small-town residents navigate without street signs and names

Linguistic landscape is the study of languages used in signs. As most of the field’s pioneering studies were based on cities, research comes to be associated with cityscapes.

The Conversation

Software Development Trends That Will Define 2023

By James Smith

Benzinga

Ukrainian girl, 7, sings Let It Go in three languages on Good Morning Britain

Amelia Anisovych went viral in March when a video of her singing the Frozen song from a bunker circulated on social media.

The Independent UK

Plurilingual parenting: why many experts think families who speak multiple languages should just go with the flow

Many of us live not just in diverse societies, but what anthropologist Steven Vertovec terms “super-diverse” societies. More and more people are moving around and bringing their languages and cultures with them.

The Conversation

Michael Sugden obituary

Other lives: French and German teacher who believed learning languages was vital for understanding other cultures

The Guardian - UK

Languages learning in ‘slow recovery’ following the pandemic

Report finds Government could miss its EBacc target when it comes to foreign language learning.

The Independent UK

Facebook owner Meta enhances language translation AI

It comes after Meta was accused of failing to moderate harmful content in different languages

Evening Standard

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The Hindu

Google to launch fact-check academy, add five new languages to news initiative training

The new languages include Punjabi, Assamese, Gujarati, Odia, and Malayalam

The Conversation

Justice Maya's support for African languages in South Africa's courts is a positive sign

The only nominee for the position of South Africa’s Deputy Chief Justice, Justice Mandisa Maya, has once again put the spotlight on indigenous languages and the justice system. She is the Judge President of the Supreme Court of Appeal.

ABC News

Indigenous languages being taught to 10,000 West Australian school kids

Students in WA's public schools are being taught Indigenous languages at record rates, with 10,000 kids now taking part.

Bangkok Post

Unlocking the brain

An unassuming personality, Israeli Eran Katz is both a best-selling author and an authority on memory and brain power. His books have been translated into 18 languages, including Thai and his bestsellers include Secrets Of The Super Memory and Five Gifts For The Mind.

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Edinburgh Live

New Edinburgh Invisible City tour to raise money for Ukrainian refugees

The tour - The Languages of Scotland - will take customers on a whirlwind journey around Edinburgh whilst introducing them to the languages of Scots, Gaelic and English.

Evening Standard

Emma Talbot: The Age/L’Età at the Whitechapel Gallery review – a true visionary

The prize-winning artist’s new show is utterly contemporary, preoccupied with the here and now, yet clearly informed by ancient languages

Daily Record

Antonio Colak set for Rangers transfer step on nomadic journey as striker confesses he wants to 'stay somewhere'

The striker has played all over Europe but has stated he is looking to settle at a club.

The News Lens

The Many Faces of the Hokkien-language Internet

Online content distinctly aimed at promoting Taiwanese Hokkien within Taiwan abounds, but there is also a wide range of content created by communities interested in Hokkien, spoken in different varieties from East Asia, Southeast Asia, to North America.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Hundreds from across the globe now calling Philly home celebrate World Refugee Day at the zoo

PHILADELPHIA — The trail between the zebra and giraffe enclosures at the Philadelphia Zoo was filled with chatter in different languages — including Ukrainian, Burmese, Swahili, and Pashto. About 300 people from all over the world and of various ages had come together Sunday at America’s first zoo to celebrate…

WEKU

A federal law requires translated voting ballots, but not in Arabic or Haitian Creole

The Voting Rights Act requires some states and local areas to offer election materials in more than just English. But the support for voters is limited to Spanish, Asian and Native American languages.

The Conversation

Kinyafranglais: how Rwanda became a melting pot of official languages

Today, Rwanda is a melting pot of official languages. Although more than 99% of Rwandans speak Kinyarwanda – a Bantu language and the country’s mother-tongue – Rwanda has three other official languages: French, English and Swahili.

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