New Wordle clone contributes to revitalization of B.C. First Nation language
Gitxsan chief hopes the game can contribute to undoing generations of loss caused by colonization
Every day, Gitxsan Hereditary Chief Sim'oo'git Geel (Catherine Blackstock) completes a word-guessing game and shares her score with friends and family.
"Maadim was the word yesterday, which is the 'snow that's falling,'" she said, looking at her smartphone screen.
The game in question is titled Not Wordle - Gitksan, modelled after the popular online game where players are given six tries to guess a five-letter word — but features words in Gitxsanimx, the language of the Gitxsan Nation in northwestern B.C.
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Geel and other Gitxsan leaders helped develop the game with Aidan Pine, a Victoria, B.C.-based linguist who used open source software developed to allow programmers to create their own variations of the popular Wordle game.
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/wordle-clone-gitxsan-language-revitalization-1.6354421
Very creative way to re-introduce and strengthen their language. Kudos to them!
