Game designed to save dying Aboriginal language wins global awards 8-)

Pretty desperate nonsense there...

Brian Ross wrote on Nov 19^th, 2025 at 10:40am:

Game designed to save dying Aboriginal language wins global awards 8-)

A smartphone game designed by WA traditional owners to save their near-extinct language has been globally recognised for its social impact.

"Nyiyaparli Widi" won five Anthem Awards, nominated alongside projects backed by Google and the World Wildlife Fund.



Thank you, Dr Freud......

Frank wrote on Nov 19^th, 2025 at 10:48am:

Brian Ross wrote on Nov 19th, 2025 at 10:40am: Game designed to save dying Aboriginal language wins global awards 8-) A smartphone game designed by WA traditional owners to save their near-extinct language has been globally recognised for its social impact. "Nyiyaparli Widi" won five Anthem Awards, nominated alongside projects backed by Google and the World Wildlife Fund. Thank you, Dr Freud......

Also, did the game designers use the Aboriginal writing system or did they go for the Latin script?

Traditional smartphones?

Did the Britannys of Cornwall, Wales and Brittany in France... or the Gaelics of Eire, Isle of Mann or of Scotland get taxpayer funded such games too?

No. Of course not. They're not black.

Well may the telephone game save the social media - because NOTHING will save a dead language.

Sir Grappler Truth Teller OAM wrote on Nov 19^th, 2025 at 4:22pm:

Well may the telephone game save the social media - because NOTHING will save a dead language.

What good is a language that only 5 people can speak?

English united India as they had over 400 languages and dialects -
people in the next village couldn't communicate before English.   ::)

I have everything for English being the official international language.
Especially over slimy gay French that talks out of its arse or even Spanish which will die like an indigenous trapped in time, down in South America.
I have nothing against small minority languages continuing to exist in the name of privacy talking and adding to accent and character to countries.
I don't agree in the backwardness if minority languages being made mandatory 'over' English to isolate its people.

Why do such languages, like mentioned in the OP, struggle to stay alive?
It's usually because they blame others for their demise than anything else.

As one who speaks what was an endangered language and has lived to see his children and grandchildren become fluent/native speakers, I’m all for it; having one’s own traditional language is very satisfying and is a link with one’s ancestral family.

Sir Eoin O Fada wrote on Nov 20^th, 2025 at 8:57am:

As one who speaks what was an endangered language and has lived to see his children and grandchildren become fluent/native speakers, I’m all for it; having one’s own traditional language is very satisfying and is a link with one’s ancestral family.

I agree with you.

What is jarring, however, is the constant seething denunciation of every Western improvement- they are countless- that Aborigines received. The schizophrenia is jarring.

Jasin wrote on Nov 19^th, 2025 at 5:08pm:

I have everything for English being the official international language. Especially over slimy gay French that talks out of its arse or even Spanish which will die like an indigenous trapped in time, down in South America. I have nothing against small minority languages continuing to exist in the name of privacy talking and adding to accent and character to countries. I don't agree in the backwardness if minority languages being made mandatory 'over' English to isolate its people. Why do such languages, like mentioned in the OP, struggle to stay alive? It's usually because they blame others for their demise than anything else.

French is not a gay language - I can sort of speak it quite well -
depending on the subject -
but it is overly verbose, difficult and has annoying accents in its spelling.
English is far more useful -
the internet is built mostly on English.

Small minority languages are a complete waste of time and effort.

Bobby. wrote on Nov 20^th, 2025 at 9:05am:

Jasin wrote on Nov 19th, 2025 at 5:08pm: I have everything for English being the official international language. Especially over slimy gay French that talks out of its arse or even Spanish which will die like an indigenous trapped in time, down in South America. I have nothing against small minority languages continuing to exist in the name of privacy talking and adding to accent and character to countries. I don't agree in the backwardness if minority languages being made mandatory 'over' English to isolate its people. Why do such languages, like mentioned in the OP, struggle to stay alive? It's usually because they blame others for their demise than anything else. French is not a gay language - I can sort of speak it quite well - depending on the subject - but it is overly verbose, difficult and has annoying accents in its spelling. English is far more useful - the internet is built mostly on English. Small minority languages are a complete waste of time and effort.

Not when the speakers wish to piss off eavesdroppers.