NORTHEAST LANGCHIVE
Advancing scholarship on Northeast India’s indigenous languages through rigorous research and open access publishing
Advances in Northeast Indian Languages and Technologies
Volume 1: Digital Futures for Indigenous Languages: Culture, Technology, and Preservation
As Northeast India’s indigenous languages face unprecedented challenges in the digital age, this inaugural volume examines how technology can serve as a tool for preservation, revitalization, and community empowerment.
Bringing together scholars, technologists, and community practitioners, this collection explores digital archiving, language apps, online learning platforms, and AI-driven documentation methods. From Khasi to Garo, Mizo to Manipuri, the volume showcases innovative approaches to keeping these languages vital in contemporary contexts while honoring traditional knowledge systems and cultural practices.
Expected Publication: March 2026
ISBN: 978-81-997217-4-6
Open Access | CC BY 4.0
ABOUT NORTHEAST LANGCHIVE
Northeast Langchive publishes peer-reviewed scholarly books advancing research on the languages, linguistics, and language technologies of Northeast India.
Our book series addresses the critical need for rigorous academic work on this linguistically diverse region, home to over 220 languages from multiple language families including Tibeto-Burman, Austroasiatic, and Indo-Aryan
All publications are open access under Creative Commons BY 4.0 licensing, ensuring knowledge remains freely available to researchers, linguistic communities, educators, and language activists worldwide.
Published by MWire Labs, Shillong, Meghalaya, India
RESEARCH AREAS
- Documentation and description of endangered languages
- Natural language processing and computational linguistics
- Digital preservation and archiving technologies
- Language revitalization and community engagement
- Sociolinguistics, language policy, and planning
- Speech technology and corpus development
- Multilingualism and language contact
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Help document Northeast India’s languages through community-driven data collection and annotation.
Editorial Standards
Peer Reviewed
All submissions undergo rigorous double-blind peer review by recognized experts in the field. We maintain high academic standards while supporting emerging scholars and innovative interdisciplinary research.
Open Access - No Fees
All publications are freely available under Creative Commons BY 4.0. Authors pay no publication fees. Knowledge about endangered languages should be accessible to the communities who speak them.
Community Focused
Research that serves Northeast India's linguistic communities, not just academic audiences. We encourage collaboration between scholars and community members, prioritizing ethical practices and community benefit.
Call for Chapters
Volume 1: Digital Futures for Indigenous Languages: Culture, Technology, and Preservation
We are accepting chapter proposals exploring technology, digital preservation, and community-driven approaches to documenting and revitalizing Northeast India’s endangered languages
Submission Deadline: 10 February 2026
ISBN: 978-81-997217-4-6