Tamil, a Dravidian language, is considered to be the oldest and the world’s longest-surviving classical language still in use. With roots dating back to at least 300 BCE, it has a rich literary ...

Other than English, Spanish is the most common language in Connecticut, with more than 191,000 households, or 13.5% of the state, speaking the language. Hartford is home to one of the largest ...

There are around 7,000 languages spoken in the world, but that number is shrinking. Unesco estimates that half could disappear by the end of the century. So how are languages lost, and what does ...

In the context of language revitalisation, this year’s theme provides further inspiration to reawaken and maintain First Nations languages. By combining First Nations knowledge, language ...

The Central Institute of Classical Tamil (CICT) has commissioned its translation into four medium and minor Dravidian languages — Kurukh, Gondi, Malto and Brahui. Dravidianism Revival Centre ...

And it’s the cultural bedrock on which our lives and identities are constructed: our world's languages. 42% of modern languages are endangered today One fifth of the world’s more than 7,000 ...

In this exchange, he confidently told me there was no point learning a second language. Computers would soon erase language barriers, he said. Not only by translating written text, but also in ...

Languages go beyond mere communication – they embody a community’s culture, practices and way of thinking, said award-winning endangered language research expert Prof Dr Stefanie Shamila ...

As a result, the entire region is home to hundreds, if not thousands, of unique languages. But many of these languages are at risk. According to UNESCO, 52 languages across Europe are now classed ...

CBSE has directed all affiliated schools to implement NCF-2023 language guidelines from the 2025–26 academic session. Schools must use the mother tongue or familiar regional language as the ...

Tamil megastar Kamal Haasan, weeks before the release of his latest film, Thug Life, has teed off a fresh controversy with his "your language (Kannada) was born out of Tamil" remark at an event in ...