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Ho-Chunk Nation launches online dictionary to breathe new life into endangered Ho-Chunk language
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHenning Garvin is mindful that a day will come when he can no longer turn to his aging dad, a fluent...
Crow Nation Celebrates Culture, Language As New Dictionary Is Published
The 74 via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA drum circle sang songs of victory. A smudging ceremony wiped away the tears. And Crow tribal...
Column: Reflections on language losses this Indigenous People's Day
The Herald-Times via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe country may be divided over what to call this coming Oct. 9 – Columbus Day or Indigenous...
Dictionary Makes Trans-Friendly Updates to Words 'Man' & 'Woman'
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 1 year ago(CNN) — The Cambridge Dictionary recently updated its entries for "man" and "woman" to include...
Dictionary.com Picks 'Woman' as 2022 Word of the Year After Searches Doubled amid 'Consequential...
People via Yahoo News· 1 year ago"Woman" and its definition were both at the center of various significant moments globally over the...
Before Wikipedia, there was the Oxford English Dictionary, a Victorian era crowdsourcing project
Salon via Yahoo News· 7 months agoAntiquarian copies of The New English Dictionary Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images Images...
"Petfluencer" and "rage farming" among new words added to Dictionary.com
CBS News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDictionary.com has released its semi-annual list of new additions, bringing words like "hellscape"...
These 5 Words Have Been Selected As 2022’s “Word Of The Year”
BuzzFeed News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAt the end of every calendar year, dictionaries around the globe select one word to sum up how...
'Girl dinner,' 'bussin' and 'the ick': More than 300 new entries added to Dictionary.com
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 4 months agoIt may have started off as a video that exploded into a meme, but "girl dinner" is now one of more...
How technology helps and harms endangered languages
The Week via Yahoo News· 2 months agoVintage-style illustration of the earth on a bright yellow background, with Britain and USA highlighted in red. Multiple red arrows point from both...