Preserving the Voices of Humanity
Every language carries a unique worldview, generations of stories, and the identity of its speakers. We are dedicated to the protection, preservation, and rejuvenation of languages and cultures on the verge of extinction.
A visualization of the world’s linguistic diversity and areas most at risk of language extinction.
What is language extinction?
When speakers of a language stop speaking it or shift to other languages due to socio-political reasons, this condition is known as language extinction. Along with a language, the culture linked to it also gets extinct; therefore, it is more like the extinction of a whole different race.
How many are going extinct?
The Census of India 2001 lists 122 major and 1599 other languages, out of which only 22 scheduled languages get major coverage. Recent studies show speakers shifting to these major languages at an alarming rate. If this continues, every 69 out of 70 languages are on the verge of extinction.
How we are making a change
We make people aware of the importance of their mother tongue and culture. We help develop resources, tools, and technologies so that world knowledge is available at their fingertips in their own language. Once this is done, there is no need to shift.
Our Approach
Awareness Programs
Awareness programs are our first contact with the speakers of a language. These help people understand the importance of their mother tongue, hence they work as the prime key for all other operations.
Resource Creation
Creating resources is the prime thing to protect or rejuvenate a language. Until there are rich resources available, no steps can be taken further for its upliftment. We develop machine-readable written and speech corpus so that it can be utilized for various tasks.
Tool & Technology Development
Information technology is advancing by leaps and bounds. We make sure that all languages are ready for it in every way, so that tools and technologies can be developed for the upliftment of such languages and the speakers related to them.
Building the Future
Empowering languages through technology.