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From http://www.thearcticsounder.com/article/1602language_revitalization_one_text_at_a_time

Language revitalization, one text at a time
by Shady Grover Oliver
January 15, 2016

Inupiaq texters and Tweeters and Snapchatters can put away their "ABCs" and pull out their Achagats.

Two brothers from Kotzebue recently debuted their new app for iPhones which features the first ever Inupiaq-specific keyboard.

It's appropriately titled "Achagat"— the name of the Inupiatun alphabet.

…The Achagat app for iPhones is free and available for download on the app store.

Read the full article at http://www.thearcticsounder.com/article/1602language_revitalization_one_text_at_a_time

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