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Registration open for the Biharko Taupada conference
The edition of this year’s annual Taupada conference, organized by Taupa Euskaltzaleen Mugimendua, will be held within the framework of the BIHAR project. It will take place on June 4, 2026, from 09:15…
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A project that places narratives for language revitalization at the centre
There are approximately 7.000 languages in the world, and not all of them share the same status. Some languages are small, while others are large. Some may be dominant, whereas others are minoritized,…
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Registration Opens for the BIHAR International Congress
Registration is now open for the BIHAR International Congress, held under the theme Languages shaping the future. Organized by Garabide, Soziolinguistika Klusterra, Taupa Euskaltzaleen Mugimendua and Plazara, the congress will take place from…
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The organizers presented the congress in Hendaye
Garabide, Soziolinguistika Klusterra, Taupa Euskaltzaleen Mugimendua, and Plazara have presented the initiative called “BIHAR” at the Borderline factory in Hendaia. The International Congress, under the slogan Languages shaping the future, will combine academic…
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BIHAR, an initiative born from collaboration
The BIHAR initiative places the world’s minoritized language communities at the center, bringing their narratives and discourses to the forefront. It is a strategic project born from collaboration between Garabide, the Sociolinguistics Cluster,…
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From Stigma to Pride: The Revitalization of Nasa Yuwe in Cauca
Garabide Elkartea has been supporting the process of revitalizing the Nasa Yuwe language in Cauca (Colombia) for many years. This year, a congress was held that marked a milestone in this process, where…
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International Congress to develop discourses on language revitalization
From September 23 to 26, 2026, the Basque Country will host the International Congress of Revitalizing Minority Language Communities, under the motto “The world emerging from languages.” Over four days, experts, activists, and…
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From international diagnosis to socialization in the Basque Country
In 2025, the discourses of communities around the world working on the revitalization of minoritised languages were gathered. Specifically, the narrative elements of 70 language communities were analyzed, with intersectionality as the central…
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Measuring Language Use in the Street in Wales
The methodology for measuring language use in the street through observation has been used in Basque sociolinguistics since the 1980s. Since then, it has undergone significant methodological development and has had important practical…
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Breathing Spaces in the Revitalization of minoritised Languages: The International Conference in Azpeitia
On October 16–17, 2025, the international conference “Breathing Spaces in the Revitalization of minoritised Languages” was held at the Soreasu theatre in Azpeitia, organized collaboratively by Soziolinguistika Klusterra, UEMA, UEU, and the Coppieters…
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The importance of the Expert Training Programs in the development of the BIHAR project
The Expert Training Program on Language Revitalization, launched for the third year by the Garabide Association, aims to promote the comprehensive development of individuals from minoritised language communities and to protect human rights.…
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Paths to safeguarding the Tarifit language
At the end of the summer of 2025, members of Plazara and Garabide traveled to the Rif, where they met with young people from the Amazigh community to reflect on language revitalization. The…
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