# Language news, Wednesday, 2 September 2026

Compiled by Richard Brooks's language news desk. Canonical: https://richard-brooks.com/language-news/2026-09-02/

## Siraya returns to Taiwanese classrooms after a century written off

Revival. Taught in 26 schools, with children teaching parents. Activists prefer dormant to extinct. The revival helped recognition as Taiwan’s 17th Indigenous people.

Source: Mongabay, https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/siraya-language-deemed-extinct-over-a-century-ago-finds-its-voice-again-in-taiwan/

## Winnipeg police put live AI translation on Axon bodycams

Tech. Axon speech-to-speech covers 50-plus languages. Indigenous languages are not in the pack. Winnipeg asked. The vendor said they were the first.

Source: CityNews Winnipeg, https://winnipeg.citynews.ca/2026/08/26/winnipeg-police-to-use-ai-translation-feature-on-their-body-worn-cameras/