Language news
Policy
Nepal court orders Madhesh to legislate for Maithili, Bhojpuri and Bajjika
The full ruling turns a Language Commission recommendation from 2078 BS into a court order. Provincial language rights in Nepal now have a judge behind them, not just a policy line.
Education
Share of children in Wales who can speak Welsh falls from 59% to 48%
Annual Population Survey data shows the under-16 figure falling while the all-age rate holds at 27.4%. The survey method changed and answers are self-reported, but it lands just as the Welsh Language and Education Act is meant to lift the numbers.