Forging a Future for Languages

Founded in 2010, the Endangered Language Alliance (ELA) is a non-profit dedicated to documenting Indigenous, minority, and endangered languages, supporting linguistic diversity in New York City and beyond.

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Teaching Endangered Languages Against the Odds

Teaching Endangered Languages Against the Odds: a candid sharing session on Tuesday April 4, 6:30 pm at ELA — free, live, and open to all

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Featured Language
Garifuna

The Garifuna language is spoken primarily in Honduras, Belize and Guatemala, with a large population of speakers today also found in New York City, Los Angeles, and New Orleans.

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Teaching Endangered Languages Against the Odds

Join us on April 4 at 6:30 for Teaching Endangered Languages Against the Odds, part of our continuing event series Unheard Of! Languages and Literatures from Around the World. It’s free and open all to all — just let us know you’re coming by RSVPing here. The location is ELA’s office in Manhattan at 3 W 18th Street (6th…

NYC Events Next Week!

Next week comes the next installement of our free event series Unheard Of! Languages and Literatures from Around the World. It’s free and open all to all — just let us know you’re coming by RSVPing here. The location is ELA’s office in Manhattan at 3 W 18th Street (6th Floor), close to Union Square and a…