# Language news, Friday, 11 September 2026

Compiled by Richard Brooks's language news desk. Canonical: https://richard-brooks.com/language-news/2026-09-11/

## Choctaw Nation puts Chahta Anumpa on Rosetta Stone, free to anyone over 15

Tech. About 24,000 recordings from 90 speakers, elders included, in a mainstream learning app. Language technology that starts with the community rather than a pitch deck.

Source: Choctaw Nation, https://www.choctawnation.com/about/language/rosetta-stone/

## Odesa to vote on ban on Russian in public arts spaces

Policy. A majority Russian-speaking city is weighing a local ban on Russian music and literature in streets, parks and state-run venues, on top of national Ukrainian-language rules.

Source: BBC, https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c33kzvgn8pyo