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Half of the world's 7,000 languages will disappear this century. The political will to preserve them exists, but the infrastructure doesn't. This session introduces Starlog, an open-source web platform that serves as a diagnostic tool for language health, mapping vocabulary coverage across semantic domains to show communities exactly what's documented and what's at risk. <br><br>Data sovereignty is core: communities own all data with tiered access (public, community, ceremonial). Elders speak, documenters record, validators approve, and a star appears. Currently deployed with Shona (Zimbabwe, Bantu family) and Paiwan (Taiwan, Austronesian family) in partnership with Bo Hongming, founding father of Taiwan's Indigenous language preservation laws. Live demo included.
