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Alex an Sows @ansows.bsky.social · 1d

Iniciatativa pol Asturianu condemns the exclusion of the Asturian language from The Council and the Office of Official Languages.

iniciativapolasturianu.org/lasturianu-e...

L’asturianu, escluyíu na refundación de la ‘Oficina de las lenguas oficiales’ | Iniciativa pol Asturianu

Iniciativa pol Asturianu denuncia la esclusión de la llingua asturiana na nueva configuración de la Oficina de las Llingües Oficiales y del Consejo de las Lenguas Oficiales y la Oficina para las Lengu...

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Alex an Sows @ansows.bsky.social · 3d

Llevolu'l Sumiciu

Trasgu is similar to the lesser known 'el sumiciu' in Asturias, and like some other northern mischievous spirits and goblins, has its roots in Celtic mythology.

Nick Lloyd @spaincivilwartours.bsky.social · 3d

Some of the mythical beasts of the Iberian Peninsula. By Pucaprinthouse. How many have you seen?

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Alex an Sows @ansows.bsky.social · 3d

The only people who complain about other people apologising too much are rude people or people who have problems with social interaction. I will not apologise for this take.

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Sodhva an Yeth Kernewek | Cornish Language Office @saykernewek.bsky.social · 13d

Update on the Cornish language collaboration with The Writers' Block.

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Kresen Kernow @kresenkernow.bsky.social · 6d

🎶 Music and games – join in with parachute games, rhythm and movement to bring Cornwall’s creatures to life.

🗣️ Learn Cornish words – discover a sprinkle of the Cornish language woven into the storytelling.

It’s free and fun for all ages, so come down to Kresen Kernow for some spooky fun!

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Alex an Sows @ansows.bsky.social · 4d

I didn't say we are the majority. I just said there are a lot more of us than the rest of the nations put together.

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UMassLinguistics @umasslinguistics.bsky.social · 13d

Funding aims to inspire Manx language projects #BBC

Funding aims to inspire Manx language community projects

Culture Vannin is launching a £26,000 fund ahead of year-long celebrations of the island's language.

www.bbc.com

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Alex an Sows @ansows.bsky.social · 4d

There's a lot of people in England. Probably a lot more left-of centre English than the rest of the nations combined.

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 4d

Lochaber will be the epicentre of Gaelic language celebrations for the next nine days as the Royal National Mòd began yesterday

World’s biggest Gaelic festival kicks off in Highlands

www.thenational.scot

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Alex an Sows @ansows.bsky.social · 4d

ELEN progress at UN as Spain adopts Universal Periodic Review recommendations for linguistic minorities.

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ELEN progress at UN as Spain adopts Universal Periodic Review recommendations for linguistic minorities.

At the September session of the 60th UN Human Rights Council held at the end of September in Geneva, Spain adopted several recommendations from different states made under the Universal Periodic Revie...

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Alex an Sows @ansows.bsky.social · 7d

It must be April somewhere in the world...

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Italians mistakenly identify as Roma in Scotland's census

Italians born in Rome may have accidently selected the Roma ethnicity category in the country's last census, officials say.

www.bbc.com

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Alex an Sows @ansows.bsky.social · 7d

Right, enough is enough. This is the only flag I want to see. All the other flags are for flag shaggers.

As a bonus, you get to see a beautiful white horse.

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Alex an Sows @ansows.bsky.social · 7d

Badenoch: Let's build this country together.

Rest of the country: You had 14 years to destroy it.

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Alex an Sows @ansows.bsky.social · 11d

Book of Kells: exploring the evidence that points to Pictish origins in north-east Scotland.

theconversation.com/book-of-kell...

Book of Kells: exploring the evidence that points to Pictish origins in north-east Scotland

While we know the manuscript spent at least 650 years at Kells, we do not know where it started its life. Now a new book offers some clues as to its provenance.

theconversation.com

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Alex an Sows @ansows.bsky.social · 12d

I have literally just done the same. I left the other place because of the outrageously disgusting anti-Muslim posts which were allowed to take hold, and fear I'll be doing the same with this place because of the anti-Semitic ones. What a world.

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Alex an Sows @ansows.bsky.social · 12d

Looking at the comments here, this place is just as bad as X. What abhorrent, scummy individuals there are about, making light of tragedy.

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Kowethas @kowethas.bsky.social · 13d

Lyvrow bardhonieth dhiwyethek kavadow der agan gwerthji. Bilingual poetry books available through our shop. #nationalpoetryday

Howlsplann an Myttin a Dhehwel/The Morning Sunshine Returns - Graham Sandercock
Pan dheuth an Glaw/When the Rain Came - Tony Snell

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Howlsplann an Myttin a Dhehwel by Graham Sandercock

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Mab Stenek Veur @mabstenekveur.bsky.social · 15d

Bord du y'n Tavern Koth yn Eglosvelyan - pur dha

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Kowethas @kowethas.bsky.social · 13d

Lyvrow bardhonieth dhiwyethek kavadow lemmyn der agan gwerthji. Bilingual poetry books available now through our shop. #nationalpoetryday

Gwedrow-Mires - Lianne Wilson
Termynyow a Dheu/Coming Times - Tim Saunders

cornish-language.org/product-cate...

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Calle Börstell @cborstell.bsky.social · 14d

Distributions of endings in Swedish place names

#RStats #DataViz

A map of Sweden in 10 different panels, each showing the proportional frequency of different place name endings in various shades of blue

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Alex an Sows @ansows.bsky.social · 22d

Not sure how I feel about this. On the one hand, I'm in awe of young Finns- I wish my country had this desire to read in other languages.. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/s...

Young Finns snub their mother tongue by reading in English

Publishers fear for the future of translated literature as sales of foreign language books rise

www.theguardian.com

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Alex an Sows @ansows.bsky.social · 29d

Despite popular belief, Cornish continued to be spoken as a living language in the 19th century....

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Cornish clung on as living language beyond Dolly Pentreath, says writer

Author of new book suggests Kernewek continued to be spoken in the 19th century, albeit in ‘tiny numbers’

www.theguardian.com

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Alex an Sows @ansows.bsky.social · Sep 14

I remember seeing these more often when I was a kid, growing up in West Kent and going to the horse shows at the Hop Farm.

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Emma Weird Wiltshire @weird-wiltshire.bsky.social · Sep 13

Horses have been adorned with shiny objects for centuries. It's thought horses were very susceptible to a witch's 'evil eye' so they adorned them with brasses to dazzle and deflect their power. Migrating Romany gypsies who were thought to have introduced horse brasses to Britain in the 18th C. 🐴

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Alex an Sows @ansows.bsky.social · Sep 14

Glad the building's name has been changed back to the only (Welsh) name it was ever known by.

But whoever originally thought the change was acceptable in an area which has 72.5% Welsh speakers needs a bit of training.

#cymraeg

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Welsh language U-turn after 'disrespectful' rebranding of manor house

Plas Bodegroes, an 18th Century manor house, had been marketed as Bromfield Hall.

www.bbc.com

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