# Language news, Wednesday, 21 October 2026

Compiled by Richard Brooks's language news desk. Canonical: https://richard-brooks.com/language-news/2026-10-21/

## California courts raise interpreter pay, back video interpreting, pilot ASL generalists

Policy. The largest US court interpreter system is answering a shortage with contractors and screens rather than staff, while its staff interpreters, 42% fewer in 9 years in coastal Northern California, picketed the meeting.

Source: Judicial Council of California, https://newsroom.courts.ca.gov/news/judicial-council-approves-updated-parameters-assess-judicial-workload-and-need

## Morocco pledges MAD 2bn fund to put official Amazigh into public services

Policy. Amazigh has been official since 2011, and earlier funding was due to reach MAD 1bn a year from 2025. The programme does not say whether the 2bn is annual or for the 2026-2031 term, so the annual coverage report is the test.

Source: La Vie Eco (MAP), https://www.lavieeco.com/au-royaume/amazighe-un-fonds-special-de-2-mmdh-pour-lofficialisation-de-la-langue/