Launched in February 2019, the Atlas of Endangered Alphabets is a fascinating project that anyone curious about written languages can enjoy and learn from. Visitors to the atlas can browse dozens of writing systems by their place of origin via the interactive map on the front page or by name under the alphabets tab. While many of the languages represented in the atlas are spoken today, their...

Languages provide an important window into cultural heritage and identity, yet "over 40 percent of the world's approximate 7,000 languages are at risk of disappearing." The Endangered Languages Project works to combat this endangerment crisis by providing a repository to store and study languages and linguistic resources. The project was launched with assistance from Google, the First Peoples'...