HIGA Alumni
HIGA Alumni is a biennial online conference gathering young speakers of Indigenous and minoritised languages from all around the world to connect, share knowledge and skills, and celebrate language diversity!
2024 edition
The 2024 edition took place on June 28th and 29th and included presentations on: the promotion of Aymara on tiktok, new speakers of Uchinaaguchi, childraising in Mapudungun, PEN Occitan, the documentation of Soo… etc.
Programme
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Recordings
Ideas for engaging under-resourced language speakers (Quechua)
Revitalisation of Nomadic Fulfulde in 21 Century
PEN Occitan: promoting literature in minoritized language
Conocimiento libre en idiomas indígenas (Wayuunaiki)
Duodji & language revitalization (Saami)
Revalorización y difusión de la lengua Aymara a través de tik tok: proyecto "Kullakita Nayra"
Funding your minority language project
Sobre mi experiencia como profesor de Quechua (Qichwa simi yachachiq kasqaymanta)
Youth engagement for minority language development: Empowering remote learning & language diversity
Txemümün mapuzugun mew (Crianza en lengua mapuche)
Language Documentation of Soo
Revitalización del Namui Wam mediante un micromundo educativo
Our Umui - Spirit of New Speakers of Uchinaaguchi, Okinawan Language
For more information click here 🔗
2026 edition
The 2026 edition took place on July 17th, 18th and 19th and included presentations and workshops on: at-home language nesting resources, StoryWeaver, children’s songs in Kichwa, AI and indigenous languages, Endoglossophobia, Güiquipedia (wikipedia in Estremeñu), etc.
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More about HIGA
HIGA (Hizkuntza gutxituetako gazte hiztunen topaketa) is an annual gathering of young speakers of minoritised languages. It takes places in person in Vitoria-Gasteiz (Basque country) in odd years, and online in even years. To learn more about in-person HIGA Gasteiz click here 🔗
