The World in Words news: Packing flashcards, Pandas and Polyglotty Olympics

The World
The World

Our top five language stories this month: why the disappearance of the Bo language is a big deal; the Olympics are being broadcast for the first time in, among other languages, Cree; when pandas move from the U.S. to China, do they have to learn a new language?; lawsuits concerning Arabic flashcards in hand baggage and speaking Spanish in English-only school; and the Pentagon’s latest attempts to equip soldiers with real-time speaking translator-bots.

Sign up for our daily newsletter

Sign up for The Top of the World, delivered to your inbox every weekday morning.