By Dominick Dauni Roising Rymbai
Gen Z have a vocabulary of their own, and 'Lit' means something cool, awesome, or exciting. This write-up is inspired by the article Speak Your Roots: A Digital Hearth for Khasi Language Preservation by Daiarisa Rumnong (The Shillong Times, October 8, 2025).
The author claims no educational qualification in Languages, Linguistics, or History. Firstly, truckloads of respect and gratitude to Daiarisa for her effort to bring our mother tongues 'alive and kicking' and make them cool and interesting through the Instagram page and website, Speak Your Roots.
Language creates personal connections.
Tradition meets modernity with online/digital conversations in an ancient language.
Author's summary: Making mother tongues cool and interesting.