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Calabria’s Grecanico speakers battle to keep an ancient Greek dialect alive

Cultural associations, musicians and educators across Calabria, Italy and the diaspora are reviving Grecanico through video lessons, festivals and Alessandra Talarico's new album Aionia, as native speakers of the 2,800-year-old language continue to steadily dwindle

Applications are open for the National Hellenic Society’s Heritage Greece 2026

NHS is sponsoring 100 students to discover their Greek heritage

USA: Trump executive order recognises English as the official language of the country

The initiative aims to "promote unity and maintain a common American culture for all citizens" of the country, the executive order says - The US had not established an official language until now

“Greek for Late Beginners” – The successful online program of the Greek Community of Melbourne Schools continues

This highly successful program currently offers five online classes with over 30 students enrolled

Sakellaropoulou with Captain Panagiotis Tsakos in Uruguay (pics)

'...Uruguayans are synonymous with Greek-lovers' says the captain

Greek History & Culture Seminars: Prof David M. Pritchard to deliver online lecture on Athenian Funeral Oration

The funeral oration was a tradition observed almost annually for classical Athenians fallen in war

The Guardian: Endangered Greek dialect is “living bridge” to ancient world, researchers say

Romeyka descended from ancient Greek but may die out as it has no written form and is spoken by only a few thousand people

Language developed 8 times earlier than previously thought, says new book (video)

"Humanity’s development of the ability to speak was without doubt the key which made much of subsequent human physical and cultural evolution possible"

France: English does not exist as a language, says Macron adviser

Bernard Cerquiglinii has criticised the continued use of English words in French culture - What he argues in his book

Scientists practice communicating with aliens by chatting to whales

Alien life could not just have their own language but completely different modes of communication

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