Tibetan language remains principal tongue in Tibet

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Tibetan radio broadcasting is another platform for the locals to receive information in their own language, allowing them to understand the world.

Bian Ba Ci Ren, supervisor of Tibetan Channel, Tibet Radio, said, "Tibet Radio has four channels, and half of them are Tibetan frequencies, including programs in the Lhasa and Kangba dialects"

At Tibet University, office software, Internet Browsers, and cellphone inputs are all in Tibetan.

Language is part of culture. Preserving the Tibetan language is also a process of strengthening the Tibetan ethnic identity. Now a complete information system is giving the thousand-year-old language a modern take.

At Tibet University, office software, Internet Browsers, and cellphone inputs are all in Tibetan. The research project on the international standard of Tibetan encoding succeeded in 1997. In this information age, scientists are hoping to help pass on the linguistic tradition through technological means.

Editor:Zhang Ning