# Language news, Wednesday, 7 October 2026

Compiled by Richard Brooks's language news desk. Canonical: https://richard-brooks.com/language-news/2026-10-07/

## French MPs table constitutional bill to protect regional languages

Policy. Article 2 let the Conseil constitutionnel strike down immersion teaching in the 2021 Molac law, and the Pyrénées-Atlantiques prefect is now in court against Sare and Bayonne over Basque. Long odds: both chambers must agree, then a referendum or Congress.

Source: Sud Ouest, https://www.sudouest.fr/pyrenees-atlantiques/pays-basque/pays-basque-ils-deposent-une-proposition-de-loi-constitutionnelle-pour-que-la-protection-du-francais-ne-s-oppose-plus-a-celle-des-langues-regionales-30927017.php

## Kural Tulu Touch puts the Tulu-Tigalari script on Android keyboards

Tech. Follows Karnataka granting Tulu second official language status in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi on 18 Sep. A volunteer build inside an app, not a platform default, but phone typing is where script revival meets daily use.

Source: The Times of India, https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangaluru/tulu-script-keyboard-launched-for-android-users/articleshow/134679511.cms