Question

ways to preserve indigenous minority language lose​

Answer 1

While legally and government-enforced methods may be effective to a point, the UN and others agree there are better ways to preserve a country’s mainstream languages as well as lesser-used dialects.

Creating recorded and printed resources

Recorded and printed documentation are essential for preserving languages’ sound and context. Linguists, anthropologists, and committed citizens work to interview, record, and document languages to preserve them via durable, physical media. These resources are published and preserved in libraries, academic institutions, museums, and cultural centers.

Two world-class examples of this include:

National Geographic’s Enduring Voices program

The Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages

Teaching and taking language classes

Both teaching and participating in language classes are excellent ways to keep a language alive. Typically, elders volunteer or are paid small stipends to lead classes for a community. Speaking a language—even if only in a classroom or occasional conversational setting—is enough to give stronger and greater value to its words and nuanced meanings, some of which may not translate directly in any other language.

Using digital and social media outlets