“Learning more languages is an opening to life.” In this powerful message Baldomero Cuma Chávez, a Kaqchikel language instructor, reminds us why Indigenous languages matter, not just for communities, but for humanity. At a time when over 40% of the world’s languages are at risk of disappearing, most of them Indigenous, the International Decade of Indigenous Languages (#IDIL) is a global call to action. It brings together governments, Indigenous communities, researchers and civil society to prote
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“Learning more languages is an opening to life.” In this powerful message Baldomero Cuma Chávez, a Kaqchikel language instructor, reminds us why Indigenous languages matter, not just for communities, but for humanity. At a time when over 40% of the world’s languages are at risk of disappearing, most of them Indigenous, the International Decade of Indigenous Languages (#IDIL) is a global call to action. It brings together governments, Indigenous communities, researchers and civil society to prote
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