Earlier this year, audiences at UNESCO’s Language Technologies for All conference witnessed a landmark event. For the first time in the international organization’s 79-year history, a native speaker ...
A view of Guatemala's Huehuetenango Department. Many native Q'anjob'al speakers of Guatemalan origin are from that department, or have family roots there. A group of Lake Worth high schoolers who call ...
More than 40% of the world’s languages are in danger of extinction and 28 of those are Mayan languages that are still spoken today, according to the Endangered Languages Project. Typically, older ...
#StoriesThatInspire. Meet 10 activists who use digital media to strengthen and promote Mayan languages in Mexico. Photo by José Raúl Sánchez Pérez, used with his permission. Learn about the inspiring ...
Rising Voices (RV): How do you like to introduce yourself? Wilmer Aram Ajú: Mi nombre es Wilmer Aram Ajú y suelo presentarme también con el nombre Saq Imox (el apellido de mi familia que no heredé ...