Stories

From the Desk of a Mother Tongue Translator

What does day-to-day Bible translation look like? A member shares his process in a letter.

Feb 23, 20212 min read

21st February is International Mother Language Day. Mother languages of the people groups we work with are often endangered.

Feb 17, 20212 min read

Many words and phrases come from King James Version of the Bible, but their religious origins have been all but forgotten.

Sep 10, 20203 min read

Many of us yearn to be able to share such stories with our beloved elders, but find that we lack fluency and vocabulary.

Aug 26, 20201 min read

Many language communities in the Philippines have not had access to crucial COVID-19 information in the languages they best understand.

Aug 18, 20202 min read

Throughout history, passwords have often been used to identify friend or foe.

May 12, 20203 min read

The Ethnologue is a reference that provides detailed information and statistics on all the known languages in the world.

Apr 15, 20203 min read

The South Korean film Parasite made the news for being the first non-English language film to win the Best Picture award at the Oscars.

Feb 18, 20202 min read

We’ve all heard of endangered species and know there’s value in preserving them. But what about endangered languages?

Apr 17, 20191 min read

The UN has declared 2019 the International Year of Indigenous Languages. How might Wycliffe's vision and mission align with this resolution?

Feb 13, 20191 min read