Ethnoblog

As our contribution to the celebration of International Mother Language Day, we are pleased to announce the

Language of the Day
A language of Ghana. Population: 23,000 (Ameka 2007). Status: 5 (Developing). Lg Use: Vigorous. All domains. Used by all. All also use Éwé [ewe] (Ameka 2007). Also use Akan [aka]. Lg Development: Literacy rate in L2...

How many children lack access to education in their first language?

Learning is crucial to human flourishing. However, more than one third of the world’s children spend their school days in classrooms where the language of instruction is not the language they use at home . . . (read more)

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