# Language news, Saturday, 19 September 2026

Compiled by Richard Brooks's language news desk. Canonical: https://richard-brooks.com/language-news/2026-09-19/

## Catalonia opens record 48,000 Catalan course places this term

Education. Language Policy minister Francesc Xavier Vila told RAC1 the Consorci per a la Normalització Lingüística is offering nearly 48,000 Catalan places, a record, as migrant regularisation lifts expected demand.

Source: RAC1, https://www.rac1.cat/politica/20260913/371454/francesc-xavier-vila-conseller-politica-lingueistica-aprenentatge-llengua-antidot-creixement-xenofobia-vialliure.html

## Karnataka gives Tulu official status in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi

Policy. Karnataka's Cabinet, meeting in Mangaluru on 18 Sep, granted Tulu additional official-language status for Dakshina Kannada and Udupi, with Rs 82 lakh a year for translation and training.

Source: The Hindu, https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/karnataka-accords-second-official-language-status-to-tulu-language/article71480530.ece