Kotzebue brothers make first app for all 20 Alaska Native languages

The new Chert app consolidates characters from all 20 Alaska Native languages on an iPhone keyboard. (Image: Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage)When Barrow officially changes its name back to Utqiaġvik on December 1st, people all over are going to encounter the same typographical issue: writing out the “ġ” character.
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Alaska Native languages have faced a growing technological challenge: meshing alphabets with all the new tools for commun