/tags/words-languages Words & Languages en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Mon, 28 Jun 2021 15:51:52 GMT /culture-identity/2021-06-28/its-owed-advocates-call-for-more-federal-investment-in-indigenous-language-revitalization Outside of their home in Bernalillo, N.M., 11-year-old Mililani Suina and her 8-year-old brother Marshall talk about some of their favorite foods from... Mon, 28 Jun 2021 15:51:52 GMT /culture-identity/2021-06-28/its-owed-advocates-call-for-more-federal-investment-in-indigenous-language-revitalization Savannah Maher /2019-03-31/how-a-cosmic-collision-sparked-a-native-american-translators-labor-of-love On April 1, astronomers will start two huge machines and continue hunting for ripples in space-time. One scientist gets his mom to translate news of each discovery into her native language, Blackfoot. Sun, 31 Mar 2019 21:17:00 GMT /2019-03-31/how-a-cosmic-collision-sparked-a-native-american-translators-labor-of-love Nell Greenfieldboyce /business/2015-08-12/amid-language-gap-fort-morgan-is-finding-ways-to-ease-tenant-landlord-relations Leasing an apartment or home has never been an easy process, but imagine navigating a househunt with limited English skills. Every showing requires a… Wed, 12 Aug 2015 11:08:18 GMT /business/2015-08-12/amid-language-gap-fort-morgan-is-finding-ways-to-ease-tenant-landlord-relations /arts-life/2015-04-30/theater-or-theatre-a-centuries-old-debate-still-plays-today The difference between 'theatre' and 'theater' doesn't seem like a big deal now, but back in the mid-1800s those could have been fighting words.Excising… Thu, 30 Apr 2015 11:00:00 GMT /arts-life/2015-04-30/theater-or-theatre-a-centuries-old-debate-still-plays-today Stacy Nick /science/2015-04-29/superweed-scientists-define-a-controversial-concept It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s... a superweed?If you’ve paid any attention to the debate concerning the adoption of genetically-engineered crops, you’ve… Wed, 29 Apr 2015 20:32:45 GMT /science/2015-04-29/superweed-scientists-define-a-controversial-concept Harvest Public Media /politics/2014-12-08/is-it-death-with-dignity-or-assisted-suicide-words-shape-opinions If you heard someone was planning to kill a baby, your first reaction might be to call 911. If you heard someone wanted to prevent unwanted pregnancy, you… Mon, 08 Dec 2014 12:00:00 GMT /politics/2014-12-08/is-it-death-with-dignity-or-assisted-suicide-words-shape-opinions Stephanie Paige Ogburn /npr-news/2014-10-27/in-the-hospital-a-bad-translation-can-destroy-a-life When patient and doctor don't speak the same language, it's not enough to have an ad hoc interpreter. You need an adult fluent in both languages — who can also cut through medical jargon. Mon, 27 Oct 2014 08:36:00 GMT /npr-news/2014-10-27/in-the-hospital-a-bad-translation-can-destroy-a-life Kristian Foden-Vencil /npr-news/2014-10-23/mark-zuckerberg-shows-off-his-mandarin-chinese-skills The Facebook co-founder and CEO spoke at Tsinghua University in Beijing for about 30 minutes. In Mandarin. His audience liked it. Thu, 23 Oct 2014 16:00:00 GMT /npr-news/2014-10-23/mark-zuckerberg-shows-off-his-mandarin-chinese-skills Elise Hu /npr-news/2014-10-01/fxs-the-bridge-finds-authenticity-in-spanish-language-scenes "We're giving those 33 million Hispanics in the U.S. ... a point where they can actually identify themselves," says Demian Bichir, a star of the cross-border crime drama. Wed, 01 Oct 2014 08:58:00 GMT /npr-news/2014-10-01/fxs-the-bridge-finds-authenticity-in-spanish-language-scenes Eric Deggans /arts-life/2014-09-27/who-vs-that-in-the-kunc-newsroom-thats-the-question Here at KUNC, the news hosts you hear on the radio can sometimes find themselves on the front lines of deciphering grammar questions and intercepting… Sat, 27 Sep 2014 13:00:00 GMT /arts-life/2014-09-27/who-vs-that-in-the-kunc-newsroom-thats-the-question Grace Hood