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Preserving languages and the stories behind them

Collage including an image of a tree and the words for “tree” in endangered languages, and two small photographs: the Woolaroo app being used on a phone, and two Maya language speakers.

Using Woolaroo is easy: Simply take a photo, and see the words for your surroundings appear in the language of your choice.

In partnership with Mexico’s National Institute of Indigenous Languages (INALI), Woolaroo now supports two of Mexico’s indigenous languages, Maya and Tepehua. Google Arts & Culture also now houses the stories behind these languages and photography celebrating the people who speak them.

The Vurës speakers on the South Pacific’s most linguistically diverse island nation share what makes their language and culture "... different from all others in Vanuatu and around the world."

Potawatomi tribe members don traditional regalia and share perspectives on their language and culture through a story and photography collection.

Explore a collection of stories and photography that shares the perspectives of speakers from Rapa Nui to North Africa.

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