# Language news, Tuesday, 1 September 2026

Compiled by Richard Brooks's language news desk. Canonical: https://richard-brooks.com/language-news/2026-09-01/

## Meghalaya makes Khasi and Garo full official languages

Policy. The Official Languages Bill elevates Khasi and Garo from associate status since 2005 to full official status alongside English. The April ordinance is now an Act.

Source: The Shillong Times, https://theshillongtimes.com/2026/08/29/house-adjourns-sine-die-after-passage-of-key-bills/

## Syria puts Kurdish on the national curriculum in Kurdish areas

Education. Education Ministry Decision 493 makes Kurdish a graded subject, three lessons a week, in Kurdish-majority schools, and ends about 15 years of Kurdish-medium instruction in Rojava after a one-year transition.

Source: Hawar News, https://hawarnews.com/en/syrian-education-ministry-approves-kurdish-in-schools