The Mirandese Language group has created the first "e-book" in the language, which allows users to read stories while simultaneously listening to the audio versions of the contents. Additionally, the association has stated that stories from a "podcast", available on the website of the Common House of the Faculty of Arts of the University of Porto, have been transcribed to make the language accessible to non-native speakers both through reading and audio.
The law granting recognition to the language spoken in the Northeast of Trás-os-Montes was approved by the Assembly of the Republic on September 17, 1998, and Mirandese became the second official language in Portugal.
“The theme of this first edition of this pilot project, which covers the second language spoken in Portugal, focused on various stories and diverse themes, in Mirandese with the collaboration of writers such as Amadeu Ferreira, Adelaide Monteiro, Alfredo Cameirão, Carlos Ferreira and Suzana Ruana”, Alcides Meirinhos shared.
As Alcides Meirinhos further explained, “Through this broadcasting system, 89 audio episodes have already been published, from which the 15 stories that make up this project”. There are about 3 thousand Mirandese speakers in Terra de Miranda, according to the most recent study conducted by the University of Vigo with assistance and cooperation from the Mirandese Language and Culture Association (ALCM). The study also found that the language is in danger of declining if nothing is done.