The Endangered Language Fund (original) (raw)
| There are currently about 7,000 languages spoken worldwide, and at least half are projected to disappear in this century... The Endangered Language Fundis helping to stem the tide The 2025 Native Voices Endowment call for proposals is now open. The 2026 ELF-UNESCO Traineeship application is now open. The 2025 Language Legacies call for proposals is now closed. The 2025 Sharing Language Diversity Fellowship call is now closed. |  Dr. Lalnunthnagi Chhangte with Ralte speaker; Language Legacies grant 2010 The UN International Year of Indigenous Languages has now been expanded to the International Decade of Indigenous Languages (see our links)  |
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Learn more about the Endangered Language Fund's first sponsored UNESCO trainee (in partnership with the UNESCO Chair on Rights Education Among Indigenous and Non Dominant Language Communities), Sarojini Birua from the Ho community in India (pictured with Noro Andriamiseza Ingarao , Programme Specialist in Education, UNESCO): Multilingual Education Key
Our Grants
 N|uu language reader; Language Legacies grant; Sheena Shah 2014 Language Legacies Grants (The Request for 2025 Proposals is now closed) |
 Yakama elder and Sahaptin native speaker, the late Dr. Virginia Beavert (1921-2024); 4 time NVE grant recipient Native Voices Endowment Grants_(The Request for 2025 proposals is now open)_ |
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How Can You Help?
 Group photo from a trip to Phainuam during 2010 project on the Ralte language in India Donate to ELF online at www.networkforgood.org |
 Delegates from the three Mishmi language groups Contribute You can help support projects all over the world by donating to ELF |
 Iquito Language Documentation Project nightly seminar. © Cabeceras Aid Project Join the ELF Royalty Club Publishing a book? Crown that achievement by donating your royalties to the ELF Royalty Club! |
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Resources
 Group working with Dr. Blench; 2015 grant to Dr. Mite Lingi for work on Idu Mishmi language Grant Writing Manual Written by Drs. Ofelia Zepeda & Susan Penfield,a helpful guide for preparing grant proposals |
 Noam Chomsky and Doug Whalen (Founder, ELF) Noam Chomsky Lecture On November 15, 2006, Board member Noam Chomsky gave a lecture in New Haven, CT to benefit the Endangered Language Fund. You can listen to it here. |
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Our deepest gratitude goes to Jonathan Fox and the Myaamia Center for helping us create this website. Neewe!
Thanks also to Hannah King for her work developing it.
Technology support generously provided by the Myaamia Center at Miami University.
Cover photo by Dr. Mite Lingi, from 2015 Language Legacies project, used with permission. Photo depicts yu acoka (Idu Mishmi for 'bamboo rice beer containers'), hanging on a post at a house where the Ren festival is taking place.