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Indigenous language revitalization is a time-sensitive concern in BC and globally. Many
Indigenous languages face a loss of fluent speakers, many of whom are over 65 years old. Almost three-quarters of BC's Indigenous population live away from
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FirstVoices keyboards – desktop keyboard software and mobile keyboard apps for over 100 languages, including every First
Nations language in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, and many Indigenous languages spoken in the United
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Chat app - in 2012, before Apple allowed third-party keyboards on iPhones, FirstVoices produced a chat app that supported typing in every
Indigenous language in North America and Australia. This has been replaced by keyboard
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phrase, record themselves speaking and then compare the result with a recording of a fluent speaker" as well as other types of quizzes and games. Parents and teachers could monitor student progress.
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