revitalizing indigenous languages

 Tuvaluan dancers
Auckland, NEW ZEALAND — More than 160 languages are spoken in New Zealand. Week-long events celebrate the unique languages heard across the country, and this week the focus is on the Rotuman language. According to UNESCO, the Rotuman language is listed as endangered along with four other Pacific...
From left, linguistics student Chelsea Pedro, Professor of Linguistics Scott Saft, linguistics and anthropology student Faʻafaleaʻi Siliva, and Associate Professor of Linguistics Yumiko Ohara
Hilo, HAWAII — Faʻafaleaʻi Siliva is passionate about preserving her language along with her culture. Silivia is from the villages of Nua, Seʻetaga, and Taputimu in American Samoa. Her study of the Samoan language is motivated by her desire to preserve Samoan heritage and identity for future...