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 There are no higher education schools or universities on Urk. Urkers is not offered in any higher education or university education programs elsewhere. Urkers is occasionally the focus of linguistic or sociological research, but this is not a standard fixture and is entire dependent on students developing an interest towards Urkers.((Visser, M. (2021). //“Mins, ik goan ier nooit maar weg” A study concerning community identity, cultural differences and social cohesion in Urk// [MA thesis]. Tilburg University.))((Kempe, J. (2007). //‘Wai binnen Urrekers’: Een kwalitatief onderzoek naar de cultuur van urk// [MA thesis]. Rijksuniversiteit Groningen))
 ==== adult education ====
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-  * Are there courses available for adults?
+There are no adult learning courses dedicated to Urkers. Learning the language is almost entirely dependent on help from the community.
-  * which types of courses are these?
-  * How many participants are there?
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 ===== Online learning resources =====
-Please provide links to online learning resources.
+Formal online learning materials for Urkers do not exist. There are local initiatives, which provide dictionaries((//Urkers dialect.// (n.d.). https://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/regio/Urkers)) and language documentation((//Een eigen taal.// (n.d.). Urker Uitgaven. Retrieved October 8, 2025, from https://www.urkeruitgaven.nl/canon/een-eigen-taal/)) online.
-Feel free to add points, and to structure your information using chapter heading, e.g.:
 ==== Organisations ====
+  * The Stichting Urker Taol works to preserve, document, and promote Urkers. They publish literature and organize events to do with the language.((//Stichting Urker Taol// | //ANBI-portaal//. https://www.anbi-portaal.nl/stichting-urker-taol))
+  * Urker Uitgaven is a publication by the Stichting Urker Uitgaven, which aims to preserve the history, culture, and language of Urk and to promote it. It includes a wide range of materials focusing on various aspects of Urk.((//Stichting Urker Uitgaven.// (n.d.). Urker Uitgaven. Retrieved October 8, 2025, from https://www.urkeruitgaven.nl/over-ons/))
+==== Local efforts ====
+  * Cultural events are organised to celebrate, discuss, and promote Urkers. Events such as SCAB Skoel,((//SCAB Skoel 5 oktober 2022.// (26-09-2022). SCAB Urk. Retrieved October 8, 2025, from https://scaburk.nl/scab-skoel-5-oktober-2022/)) make language accessible through music and various lectures by prominent figures.
+  * Klaas Johannes Romkes has contributed significantly to Urkers by writing and translating texts and promoting its recognition as part of Low Saxon.((//SCAB Skoel 5 oktober 2022.// (26-09-2022). SCAB Urk. Retrieved October 8, 2025, from https://scaburk.nl/scab-skoel-5-oktober-2022/))((//“Het Urker is bijzonder!”// (n.d.). Uw Ledenvereniging. Retrieved October 8, 2025, from https://www.uwledenvereniging.nl/het-urker-is-bijzonder/))
+  * Urker Uitgaven has made major documentation efforts, conducted by scholars and general enthusiasts, including a description of the phonology of Urkers and a word list.((//Een eigen taal.// (n.d.). Urker Uitgaven. Retrieved October 8, 2025, from https://www.urkeruitgaven.nl/canon/een-eigen-taal/))((Barends, K. (n.d.). //Het oudste Urker woord?// Urker Uitgaven. Retrieved October 8, 2025, from https://www.urkeruitgaven.nl/kort-historisch/het-oudste-urker-woord/))
 ==== Online resources ====
+  * Stichting Urker Taol: https://www.urkeruitgaven.nl/
+  * Online crowd sourced dictionary: https://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/dialect/Urkers&page=1
+  * List of published books in Urkers: https://www.urkeruitgaven.nl/papieren-uitgaven/
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