“Feijóo and Rueda achieved something that didn't even occur through the Dark Centuries (Galizan period of our people's history under the Spanish's yoke) nor in the Longa* Noite de Pedra: The Galego ain't no more the first language of the country [...]”

I don't blame this party or that party exclusively, I said it a lot of times I do not like O BNG and I consider them almost as lenient about everything what really matters. Still, it is a fact the death of o galego (therefore, our whole identity) it's been prompted from the very inside of our nation; but always following the pointing finger of the bigger entity, which always has been Spain's (still) colonizing nationalism and the Spanish language.

I believe there's no liberation nor healing as long as we are kept dependent and beneath it, no matter who is in charge. A stateless nation which right of self-determination and own future discussions are treated as a terrorist speech nowadays.

And even if they wanted to pretend they will "let us" debate, decide, vote... Ain't just no real or reliable democratic system to escape an oppression that's been going on for centuries and centuries and centuries and centuries.

The very fact is there right before our eyes: Our language is dying faster than never.

“The situation is way more worrying than 30 years ago”

"I will be immortal if you speak me"

"If we still are galegos, it's by deed and grace of the language"

"If we lose a fala (to speak the language) we will be nothing"

A point I wanted to make about this. I said it a thousand times this is our responsibility as galegos to grow a consciousness and fight for the change, but there's no point in getting involved in our liberation and survival without class consciousness. The spanish working people ain't a homogeneous enemy me vs them no matter what, the same way a big part of them lack class consciousness themselves and consequently they do increase and participate in the oppression of the nations.

We need our spanish siblings who are (or try to be) allies. So be there for them as much as them to be there for us. I beg you all who care to have the patience sometimes and make amends, even if it shouldn't be our duty most of the times.

23/02/2025 Praza Obradoiro, Santiago de Compostela. Open assembly/forum about the situation of the Galizan language and our future as Galizans. If ya can go and would like to support it no matter if you're Galizan or not.

Meus, coidade a nosa identidade. Falade galego. A nosa realidade é unha desfeita, porén se amardes a lingua poderemos sandar.

And to everyone who ain't Galizan but cares about us (or even learned or wants to learn our beautiful fala) I love you deeply, and are our very curmáns. Forever talk to me if you need anything.

And as always, never stop checking on and learning of and loving the rest of the nations.

We reclaim just what they took.

Finally back on my blog and though I'm behind on these posts, I'm spending the next few weeks catching up! 20 Endangered Languages in 2020: Māori - Review #languagelearning #tereo

While I might not have been especially active on this blog of late, I have kept up with my endangered languages. I’ve not missed a day of studying so far this year (!!) and although I know what I’ve learnt of these languages is going to drop off quickly, I still have learnt a lot. Anyway, here’s how I got on with te reo!

First of all: I’m stopping with the videos for now. Mostly because I’ve…

Late night post but I'm now all up to date on my #Māori progress! Lamenting a lack of grammar resources in this one (and why I really do need them as a beginner...) #languagelearning

Two updates in one day (!) but now I’ll finally be back on track. Anyway, read on to find out how I’m doing, twelve days into learning te reo! 

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Doing a blog catch-up this bank holiday Monday... so here's my first #Māori progress report! #languagelearning

So, with my other languages when I’ve posted late, I’ve tended to reduce my progress down to just one post—but I took (some) notes on where I was at with Māori! Thinking ahead, for once. So, this is where I was at, six days in.

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My intro post for #Māori! Yes, I've been learning it for like 12 days already, but here's my initial thoughts 😉 #languagelearning #tereo

Onto language number six, and one I’ve been quite excited to get started on! I spent a little time with Māori last September (not really learning the language as much as learning about it) and I’m interested to see how much I’ll learn in the next 18 days!

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My very very very late review of Welsh—my Māori posts will be up and running from tomorrow! (Or, well, later today, I guess.) #languagelearning

Aaaaaand, I’m back! Anyway, here’s how I got on with Welsh!

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