Language of the Week… Spotlight on Minority Languages – Zay 18 Jun 2017 Top photo credit: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ethiopia_adm_location_map.svg Zay is one of several languages spoken in Ethiopia. It is spoken by the Zay people who live on Gelilla and the other five islands and…
Language of the Week… Spotlight on Minority Languages – Ter Sami 11 Jun 201711 Jun 2017 Top photo credit: https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ZoyaGerasimovaNinaAfanasyevaInterview.jpg#mw-jump-to-license It is the most critically endangered living Sami language. As of 2010, only two speakers of the language remain - both elderly women. Therefore, it is…
Language of the Week… Spotlight on Minority Languages – Ingrian 4 Jun 20174 Jun 2017 The language is also referred to as Izhorian. The name 'Izhorian' comes from the fact that it is spoken by the Izhorians, the indigenous people of the Ingria region located…