Ahmed Zaidan My Finnish language is like a hotel by the highway, while my Arabic is like the city of Tokyo, and my English resembles
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Iranian, Indian and Pakistani poets between mysticism and self-realization
Text: Giti Nassouri Persian and Indian culture have been two of the oldest and most fertile grounds poetry. Poetry is visible in the lives of
Basic questions about Saaminess reveal not-so-hidden racism
Text: Petra Laiti The question I get asked most by a mile is how being a Saami is visible in my life. In this essay
NordicSom brings new insights to bilingualism in Finland together with Svenska nu
Text: Ahmed Hassan and Konsta Savolainen Translated from Finnish into English by Outi Korhonen In the activities of NordicSom we focus on constructing issue-based Nordic
Less equal: Growing up Sámi in Helsinki
When I, a Finnish woman, became a mother to children from a cultural minority group, I was forced to come face-to-face with misconceptions of our
Móðurmál – the Association on Bilingualism promotes identity of plurilingual children
Renata Emilsson Peskova, modurmal@modurmal.com Móðurmál helps educate a new generation of plurilingual children who will be able to draw on their cultural and linguistic resources
Maainâst muʹnne säämas, čâđđmam kâʹl fiʹttai
Text: Mari Korpimäki Translation to Skólt Sámi: Anna-Katariina Feodoroff [suomeksi] Muʹst mõõni kuʹǩes äiʹǧǧ fiʹttjed, što päʹrnnpoodd taaurõõžži ääkkiʹʒʒe paaiʹǩi kõõskâst jie leämma dohat ǩilomettar, mâʹte
Puhu minulle koltansaamea, sydämeni ymmärtää kyllä
Mari Korpimäki kolttasaameksi / in Skólt Sámi Minulta meni pitkään ymmärtää, etteivät lapsuuden kavereiden mummolat olleet tuhannen kilometrin välimatkan päässä toisistaan, kuten meillä. Pitkään meni
“A SÁMI-LANGUAGE POLITICAL ANALYSIS, I’m in Heaven!”
Pirita Näkkäläjärvi “NRK Sápmi is taking part in undermining the value of the Sámi language because they don’t prioritise Sámi-language content more on their website.
A new dictionary series promotes integration and cultural exchange
Husein Muhammed The Finnish Institute for the Languages of Finland (Kotus) is preparing a new dictionary series for speakers of mainly migrant languages. The dictionary
What happens in Multilingual Month 2018?
Happy mother language day 21.2! Multilingual Month is about to begin! This month will offer a lot to follow for people interested in increasing their
Snaepmie – sámegielat lanjaš viiddes vierisgielat máilmmis
Briefly in English: Published On February 6, the Saami National Day, the essay by Ánne Márjá Guttorm Graven discusses the relationship of the Saami language to the dominant
”Dat ii leat vejolaš” – Vihtta muitalusa rájáid rasttildeames
[in English] [suomeksi] HELGA WEST Olbmot, geat álget ovddidit sámegielaid sajádaga servvodagaineamet, dávjá ožžot vástádussan: ”Ášši lea dehálaš, muhto dan ii leat vejolaš čađahit.” Doaimmaheaddjin
“This Can’t Be Done” – Five Stories Of Breaking the Saami Ceiling
[sámegillii] [suomeksi] HELGA WEST People who embark on advancing the position of Saami languages in our society often face a reaction along the lines of
NolitchX: Den okända mångspråkiga nordiska litteraturen
Summary in English: NolitchX is a literary project that aims to make visible the works of immigrant language authors residing in the Nordic countries. NolitchX
Reading by listening – a Nordic collaboration produces talking books in Arabic and Sámi
In the Nordic countries, the need for talking books in other languages than European languages has increased during the last few years. Due to the
Den postkoloniale virkelighed – velkommen ind!
Greenlandic multilingual culture and literature seems to be little known in the Nordic countries and that might be symptomatic of our distant relationship to our
Orden i Norden / Sanat Pohjolassa
Hur förstår vi varandra? När jag läser tidningar, ofta på nätet dessa dagar, är det slående hur ord och halva meningar plockas ur sina
Centre for Literature in Uppsala is a diverse multilingual writing platform
I want to remind the reader of two people in exile in 1930s and 1940s in Sweden. The first one is Kurt Tucholsky – who
Anna Enemark: Norden er så rig på sprog
Summary in English: Nordic Region is so rich in languages The Nordic Council of Ministers has a vision of strengthening the understanding of Scandinavian languages
Things we don’t know about our language diversity – revisiting non-dominant language writers’ possibilities in the Nordic Countries
Last year Culture for All Service published a report about the position of non-dominant language writers in the Nordic organizations that support literature. The question
Reflections on multilingualism in society
Regardless of the causes for the movement of people from one country to another during the past few decades, there have been hundreds of thousands
Call to action: Multilingual Month invites to celebrate the diversity of languages in the Nordic countries
Multilingual Month, a month celebrating multilingualism and language diversity, will take place between February 21st, the International Mother Language Day, and March 21st, the World
