# Language news, Wednesday, 28 October 2026

Compiled by Richard Brooks's language news desk. Canonical: https://richard-brooks.com/language-news/2026-10-28/

## Indian institute releases free speech AI for 22 scheduled languages

Tech. CIIL Mysuru, under the Ministry of Education, released two Apache-licensed models on 27 Oct, one naming the language spoken and one separating speakers, with weights, phone and server kits. Language identification decides which recogniser and translator a multilingual service runs next.

Source: Central Institute of Indian Languages, https://huggingface.co/CIIL/Anuvani-LID

## Translation of 1950 film Bitter Springs reveals Anangu extras improvised history

Culture. Anangu speech sat on screen for 76 years unheard by most viewers. The translation turns 120 uncredited extras into authors of the film's second story.

Source: The Guardian, https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/25/aboriginal-extras-1950-film-bitter-springs-translation-ntwnfb