Communities developing resources and competencies for using their languages
Foundational understanding for language development work of all kinds
Publications, fonts and computer tools for language development, translation and research
SIL offers training in disciplines relevant to sustainable language development.
7,105 languages are spoken or signed. CLICK for map of world languages & regional websites.
SIL's dedication to language development past and present
Learning to read takes books. Learning to read well, and developing a love of reading, takes lots of books. Books at all different skill levels. But how are low-literacy language communities ever to get all those books in their language? They can do it with Bloom.
HearThis - Bible recording made easy.
HearThis provides a do-it-yourself alternative for communities wanting to get translated scripture text into their own language.
OpenOffice Linguistic Tools is an add-on for OpenOffice and LibreOffice which provides a menu of tools for linguistic write-ups and other documents written in lesser-known languages.
Pathway processes language data from FieldWorks and Paratext into attractive and suitable formats for draft printing or publishing.
PdfDroplet is a simple little tool which makes it delightfully easy to make booklets! Create your document as normal, without worrying about booklet layout issues.
XLingPaper helps authors overcome typical obstacles faced when authoring linguistic papers or books by providing:
