[ID: the first image is a screenshot of my notifications, which shows that BlocTG4 has started following me. The second is the Beyonce meme, edited so that she shouts, "TG4?!"]
Just sent an ask to Bloc TG4 asking if they have a transcript for the Irish dub Winx Club theme song instead of emailing my landlord and asking where the vacuum cleaner and mop he promised two weeks ago are
Previously I discussed the lack of localisation for many languages but now I think it is best to focus on creating content in non-dominant languages even if the interface itself is still in a language like English.
If you have or know of a platform in either an African language or an endangered or minority language from another continent, please share it in the comments. If you speak such a language, you might feel inspired to start something with it.
The purpose of this is to encourage youth to engage with their language in a non-academic and everyday context. Most young people spend much of their lives on the Internet and so increasing the visibility of non-dominant languages on these platforms is important. Young people who speak these languages often have no real opportunity to use them in the digital world.
I will be adding content underneath these headings as I find it.
"irish is a dead language" L + ratio + is fearr Gaeilge bhriste ná Béarla cliste + Béarla is a dead language + tá Gaeilge cúláilte + C.E.A.R.T.A. + BLOCTG4 + ratio eile +
lá 1: she-ra sí-rá
lá 2: twilight clapsholas
lá 3: doctor who dochtúir cé
lá 4: avatar: the last airbender ábhatar: an draoi aer deiridh
lá 5: ???
lá 6: ???
lá 7: ???