Gija elder Shirley Purdie likes the naughty words in her ancient language. The words spoken to her as a child on Mabel Downs Station are now part of a Gija language dictionary. The Gija language covers an area of the East Kimberley famed for its rugged landscape with spectacular orange mesas and boulder-pocked hills which shine in the evening light. …
The written works of Dravidar Kazhagam founder and social reformer ‘Thanthai Periyar’ E.V. Ramasamy will be published in print and digital editions in 21 Indian and world languages at a cost of ₹5 crore, the Tamil Nadu government said in the Assembly on Friday. Presenting the 2022-23 budget, Finance Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan noted that ‘Thanthai Periyar’ worked tirelessly till …
Word of the year 2021: The Oxford Dictionary has declared 'Vax' as the word of the year for the year 2021 due to its frequent usage throughout the year as medical breakthroughs happened around the world. According to 'a report into the language of vaccines' by Oxford Languages, the word 'vax' had appeared more than 72 times by September than …
The world is progressing and breaking stereotypes each day. In view of this, a prestigious German dictionary named Duden has scrapped the usage of masculine form of nouns to describe professions. The report states that reformists are of the view that a language that associates something like an occupation or activity with gender role reinforces sexism. They also blamed Duden …
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