Preserving Runyankore in the Digital Era: How TikTok Is Giving an Indigenous Language a New Voice
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Preserving Runyankore in the Digital Era: How TikTok Is Giving an Indigenous Language a New Voice

September 14, 2026
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For generations, Runyankore has lived in conversations around family compounds, in stories told by grandparents, in proverbs, songs, jokes and everyday exchanges. Today, some of those conversations are moving to a very different space: the smartphone screen. As social media increasingly shapes how young people communicate, indigenous languages are finding

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