Merilyn Meristo is leading a major project. The project is called LocalLing. It aims to preserve minority languages.
Merilyn works with partners. Partners come from places like Colombia and Africa. From Europe, Estonia is involved. Partners learn about each other.
The project lasts four years. Researchers visit each other. For example, Estonian researchers go to Spain. There, they learn how to create textbooks. From Africa, they learn how to preserve languages.
Estonia shares its knowledge. For example, knowledge about language policy is shared. Other countries share their experiences.
At the end of the project, an article will be written. Hopes are high for creating new projects. Merilyn hopes the project will also help Estonian minority languages, such as Mulgi.