Mr. Magnason is an Icelandic writer and filmmaker; he wrote from Reykjavik. Ms. Hallgrímsdóttir is an Icelandic photographer.

Icelandic is at risk of becoming an extinct language because it's too complicated for computers Associated Press Apr 22, 2017, 9:07 AM PT ...

Icelandic ranks among the weakest and least-supported language in terms of digital technology — along with Irish Gaelic, Latvian, Maltese and Lithuanian — according to a report by the ...

Amid some concern that English is too prevalent, Iceland has adopted several measures to promote its own language. By AFP November 30, 2018 ...

Iceland's mother tongue has a major tech problem. Many new computer devices do not understand Icelandic, a unique descendant of the Old Norse language filled with ultra-descriptive words such as ...

Linguistics experts, studying the future of a language spoken by fewer than 400,000 people in an increasingly globalized world, wonder if this is the beginning of the end for the Icelandic tongue.

It is thought that in Europe alone, up to 21 languages are thought to be at risk of digital extinction, and it is predicted to get worse. As technology advances, and the digital realm extends ...

If you speak Icelandic, though, you’re out of luck. The same is true on many computers, particularly voice-activated devices such as televisions, virtual assistants and electronics.

Icelandic ranks among the weakest and least-supported language in terms of digital technology — along with Irish Gaelic, Latvian, Maltese and Lithuanian — according to a report by the ...