Israfil Hummatov, a 71-year-old member of Azerbaijan’s Gryz ethnic minority, grew up speaking Gryz, a Caucasian language unrelated to the Turkic Azerbaijani. But as he looks at the younger generations ...

In August 2022, Statistics Canada released the latest census data on languages in Canada. According to the data, over nine million people — or one in four Canadians — has a mother tongue other than ...

KIRUNA, Sweden (AP) — The members of Kiruna Church primarily worship in Swedish, their country’s main language. But this Lutheran church some 200 kilometers (120 miles) above the Arctic Circle seeks ...

Housed in an office block in Brussels is an organization called the European Bureau of Lesser-Used languages, or EBLUL. EBLUL works on behalf of those in the European Union who speak minority ...

Speakers of minority languages need enforceable protections to participate fully in public life.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This year’s Glasgow Film Festival (GFF) presents the world premieres of a couple of films showcasing minority languages in the U.K ...

What do endangered species and minority languages have in common? Both face the possibility of going extinct. And, for the latter, researchers found at least one reason why. In a study published ...

Being able to speak the dominant language wherever you are in the world has long been shown to be economically beneficial. This is particularly the case when you’re looking for work. Being able to ...

China has passed a sweeping new law aimed at forging a "shared" national identity among the Han Chinese majority and the 55 recognised ethnic minorities, a move Beijing says will strengthen cohesion ...

Spain failed on Monday to obtain the necessary unanimity to elevate Catalan, Galician and Basque into official languages of the European Union, as several member states raised concerns over the ...

KIRUNA, Sweden -- The members of Kiruna Church primarily worship in Swedish, their country's main language. But this Lutheran church some 200 kilometers (120 miles) above the Arctic Circle seeks to ...