Kutxi — Voices from Endangered Language Communities

In this episode of Kutxi, we explore some of the language revitalization projects taking shape in our communities and the work people are doing to keep their languages strong.What kinds of projects are being created in different communities? What does it mean to create spaces where people can learn, use, and reconnect with their languages? And how do we hold both the joy of seeing learners grow and the frustration of working against larger challenges?This episode features Oluwi Aubin, a member of the Wolastoqewiyik community and one of the founders of Kehkimin, the first Wolastoqey land-based immersion school; Nastja Lebedeva, a Karelian teacher and tutor involved in online Karelian and Veps revitalization work through Karjalaikad; and Okan Dale, a member of the Laz diaspora working on Laz curriculum design, language technology resources, and creative tools for Laz learners.Together, they reflect on teaching, curriculum development, online language spaces, community-based revitalization, and the hopes, challenges, and doubts that can come with supporting endangered and minoritized languages.As with all episodes of Kutxi, this conversation brings together personal perspectives, not definitive representations of entire communities.Oluwi’s socials / projects (Instagram):@[email protected]’s project (Instagram):@karjalaikadMinecraft Endangered Languages mod:For the Minecraft language mod, currently available for Laz and Wolastoqey, including the GitHub download link and installation video tutorial - message us on instagram or send us an email if you’d like to get involved:https://lazuri.org/resourcesMusic credit:Music by AudioCoffee / Denys Kyshchuk: https://www.audiocoffee.net/

In the first episode of Kutxi, we explore self-identity and what it means to belong to a minoritized language community.How do language, culture, and belonging shape the way we see ourselves? And what happens when identity is rooted not only in ethnicity or place, but also in lived experience, community, and commitment to keeping a language alive?This episode features Luka Golinski, a Lower Sorbian speaker, Radna Poskhodiev, a Buryat language activist, and Maddi Kintana, a Basque speaker from Donostia.Together, they reflect on language, heritage, belonging, and the different ways identity is lived and understood across endangered and minoritized language communities.As with all episodes of Kutxi, this conversation brings together personal perspectives, not definitive representations of entire communities.Luka's Instagram:@[email protected]@archiwluzyca@suchenundfinden_filmRadna's Socials:@svich.empire (Instagram)@Poskhodiev Radna (Facebook)@svichempire (Youtube)Maddi's Socials:@madmadnessk (Instagram)@ladymadimort (TikTok)@aek_korrika (Euskara Lessons for Adults)@sutan.borroka.transfeminista (Transfeminist group bilingual basque/french)Music by AudioCoffee(Denys Kyshchuk): https://www.audiocoffee.net/"Serbski Cowboy" design from the incredibly talented @_typus_ (Instagram)