A new interactive article for The New York Times Magazine captured one group’s efforts to document languages in peril. By John Otis Times Insider explains who we are and what we do and delivers behind ...

When speakers of different languages meet, their words, sounds and even grammatical structures mingle in surprising ways.

Right now someone is speaking or thinking in a language that is on the verge of disappearing. Of the world's roughly 7,000 spoken languages, one dies every 40 days, according to one estimate - ...

FILE - Shoppers look for pleated skirts and other clothing for Hmong New Year for sale at the stall of Elisa Her, left, in the Hmong Village covered market in St. Paul, Minn., on Thursday, Nov. 16, ...

Thousands of languages are facing extinction, and researchers are turning to artificial intelligence to preserve and revitalize them. Can this technology save endangered languages before it’s too late ...

The confusion between these two terms is not uncommon, as many people incorrectly use both words interchangeably.

Did you know the UK is a treasure trove of languages? While English leads the way (of course), this small island is a global linguistic hotspot, brimming with voices from every corner of the world.

Punjabi is the most widely spoken language in Pakistan, whereas Urdu, which is the national language of Pakistan, according to the 2023 census, is spoken as a first language only by about nine per ...

On Hindi Diwas, celebrated every year on September 14, India honours its official language and cultural legacy. Adopted as the official language in 1949, Hindi is not only widely spoken in India but ...