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Category: Minority Languages

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It’s Opposite Day!

25 Jan 20262 Feb 2026
Edit 28 January 2026: Inari Sami, Lule Sami, Pite Sami, Skolt Sami and South Sami have been added Welcome to Opposite Day! Today's Opposite Day edition featuring beautifully illustrated vocabulary…
Minority Languages…

Say Cheese! – Elfdalian Edition

20 Jan 2026
Hi, again! Normally, I just do one main post for all the lists for a specific theme. But this time, I especially wanted to highlight the Elfdalian version. Since this…
Minority Languages…

Have You Called Your Friend Yet Today?

28 Dec 20252 Feb 2026
If you haven't, now's a good time (after you download some new vocabulary lists here first, of course). Today is National Call Your Friend Day in the USA. But no…
Latest News…

Fall in Love with Engaging, Fun Nordic Vocabulary Lists!

22 Sep 202517 Sep 2025
Good morning! Get ready to fall in love with my new vocabulary lists for the first day of fall (or for those of you in other parts of the word,…
Latest News…

Explore Elfdalian and Pite Sami: Revamped Vocabulary Lists

7 Jun 20257 Jun 2025
Get ready to dive into the world of lesser-known languages with these completely revamped Elfdalian and Pite Sami vocabulary lists! These two languages, rich in history and culture, are now…
Minority Languages…

Revised Elfdalian Vocabulary List – Body Parts

9 Nov 202415 Nov 2024
Thanks to input from Elfdalian instructor, Yair Sapir, I have made the needed corrections to this vocabulary list so that this list is consistent with the accuracy and attention to…
Language of the Week…

Spotlight on Minority Languages – Kildin Sami

16 Jul 2017
Kildin Sami is one of nine living Sami languages. It is part of the Eastern Sami subgroup. It is number 8 on the map listed above. Kildin Sami is native…
Language of the Week…

Spotlight on Minority Languages – Boruca

9 Jul 2017
Top photo credit: Arturo Sotillo Boruca is the native language of the Boruca people, which live in Costa Rica. Boruca is also known as Bronka, Bronca or Brúnkajk. Boruca belongs to…
Language of the Week…

Spotlight on Minority Languages – Western Frisian

2 Jul 20172 Jul 2017
Western Frisian, also known simply as Frisian is spoken in the Dutch province Friesland, in the north of the country. There are approximately 470,000 speakers of the language. It is…
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…

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