Here at the Endangered Alphabets Project, one of the most important days of the year is one that most people have never heard of: February 21, International Mother Language Day. Born out of a movement in pre-independence Bangladesh, IMLD is the only global day that announces and demands that all peoples should have the right […]
Delighted to know we have a buyer for one of our unique African symbol clocks, created in partnership with Building Character of Charlotte, Vermont. This one is an Adinkra symbol that embodies the proverb Nea onnim no sua a, ohu, or “He who does not know, can know from learning.” It is a symbol of […]
Saturday, January 23rd is (so I just learned) National Handwriting Day. I’d like to expand that definition by calling it World Minority Script Handwriting Day, and I’d like to invite everyone to take part. By Saturday morning, please post here (or email me at tim@endangeredalphabets.com) a photo of yourself or someone else writing in a […]
Today is the official launch day of our book of Endangered Alphabets Word Search Puzzles, and I must say, we’re pretty jazzed. This is the latest manifestation of my belief that the best way to introduce someone to a new language or script is through games: 20 puzzles in 11 scripts ancient and modern from […]
