Language of the Week… Spotlight on minority languages – Ume Sami 22 Jan 20176 Feb 2017 There are only about 20 native speakers left of Ume Sami. According to UNESCO, the current number may be less than 10. Currently, there are approximately 1,000 ethnic Ume Sami,…
Minority Languages… New Pite Sami lists added – Weather 22 Jan 20176 Feb 2017 This weekend, you can begin learning some weather related Pite Sami words. As always, the word lists can be easily downloaded and printed for learning anywhere, anytime. Have an idea…
Minority Languages… New Pite Sami vocabulary lists – food and drink 17 Jan 20176 Feb 2017 New lists have been uploaded to the Pite Sami page. Like last week's lists, and all future Pite Sami vocabulary lists, they are available to download in colorful, attractive PDFs.…
Language of the Week… Spotlight on minority languages – Ket 16 Jan 20176 Feb 2017 Ket is one of the languages spoken in the Siberian region of Russia. Ket is the only surviving Yeniseian language. The only other Yeniseian language that survived into the 20th…
Minority Languages… Pite Sami vocabulary lists 10 Jan 20176 Feb 2017 I have uploaded the first of many lists of Pite Sami words with pictures and translations into English, Norwegian (norsk), Danish (dansk) and Swedish (svenska). Check out the Pite Sami…
Language of the Week… Spotlight on minority languages – Ossetian 9 Jan 20176 Feb 2017 Ossetian is part of the Indo-Iranian branch of Indo-European languages. More specifically, it belongs to the Eastern division of the Iranian sub-branch. Other Eastern Iranian languages include Pashto and Yaghnobi.…
Language of the Week… Spotlight on minority languages- Elfdalian 1 Jan 201713 Jan 2025 Top photo: Main thoroughfare of Älvdalen municipality called Dalgatan, credit: Björn Rehnström Elfdalian is a minority language spoken in Sweden. There are approximately 2,500 speakers of Elfdalian. Like most other…
Language of the Week… Spotlight on minority languages – Romani 25 Dec 20166 Feb 2017 'Romani' is referred to both as a language and as a group of languages. It is listed as a macrolanguage under ISO coding. Within this macrolanguage, are listings for all…
Book reviews… A great Manx vocabulary book 23 Dec 20166 Feb 2017 Unlike dictionaries, this book, like its Welsh counterpart, provides the more commonly used Manx words to use for everyday situations. Also, it does more than provide a translation for each…
Language of the Week… Spotlight on minority languages – Pite Sami (Pite Saami) 19 Dec 20166 Feb 2017 Top photo credit: Olve Utne, March 2010 Pite Sami is also known as Arjeplog Sami. The alternative name 'Arjeplog Sami' originates from the area where the few remaining speakers are…
Polyglot in Progress 