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By facilitating language-based development, SIL International serves the peoples of the world through research, translation, and literacy.

Issues in literacy

Issues in literacy

Global literacy issues have staggering statistics concerning marginalized minorities, language of instruction, language preservation, poverty, women's education and alphabets for previously unwritten languages.


   

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Language-based development of Cambodian ethnic minorities

Four SIL linguists presented papers at a conference in Phnom Penh for sociolinguistic and anthropology practitioners. The event provided a forum to discuss research, conservation and promotion of ethnic minority languages and cultures.