Record number of Jakanian students learning Yingdalan as "language of business"23 January 4785
According to new data released by the
Jakanian Language Institute, the number of secondary school students in Jakania learning Yingdalan as a foreign language has risen to record levels. Over the past two decades, various reforms have been implemented in an attempt to increase the rate of multilingualism within the country. Although it is still difficult to know the long-term effects of the legislation, the new data suggests that these reforms are having an impact.
When originally drafted, the "
Language Recognition and Reform" Act was intended to promote the use of the two Jakanian minority languages, officially known as Jakanian Kalopian and Jakanian Majatran, by requiring that all students learn at least two languages through the education system. In many cases though, schools have adapted to the legislation by promoting new foreign language programmes to equip students for an increasingly globalised economy.
Owing to the re-emergence of Yingdala as a global economic powerhouse over the past century, speakers of the Yingdalan language have become incredibly valuable within the workplace due to the potential opportunities for doing business with foreign firms. In the Jakanian context, this is particularly important as small and large businesses alike have sought to expand into the Yingdalan market in response to economic frustration in Majatra.
Not only that but Yingdalan speakers can open opportunities in other international markets too, as a result of the language's important position throughout the wider region. In countries like Seko, Hanzen and Kimlien, Yingdalan is among the most commonly spoken second languages and can provide a "bridge language" for businesses to communicate in.
Outside of the uptake in Yingdalan, the new data from the Language Institute also highlights a resurgence in certain endangered languages native to Jakania and surrounding regions. Notable in this sense are the various Ashker languages that were once common throughout western and southern Majatra but have been marginalised for centuries. "Ashker" is a catch-all term often used to refer to Tukaric languages outside of Turjak, many of which have threatened to disappear due to the dominance of the linguistically similar Turjak- and the Jelbic languages- in their native regions.
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