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Lose a language, lose a culture
Timothy Bancroft-Hinchey (source 
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There are now only seven native speakers of the Nuu language, a clicking language spoken by the Khomani community in South Africa. As increasing numbers of languages disappear, humanity loses cultural heritage but not only… the loss of a language has far more dire consequences than the loss of a culture. Ms. Ouma Aenki Kassie passed away on January 7 this year, leaving just seven … Continue reading
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India’s tribal people fast becoming lost for words
Ben Doherty (source )
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Of the 7000 languages now spoken across the world, only about 600 are expected to survive until the end of the century.The road runs out seven kilometres before the last village in India. Women and children of the Totopara village, where Toto is spoken, a language that UNESCO classifies as critically dangered. Photo: Raj Patidar Nestled at the edge of the Torsa River delta on … Continue reading
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Dean Kalimniou (source )
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I know not a great deal about cars save what is the minimum required to keep me from harm. Yet on Christmas Day, when the veritable plague of hail descended upon Melbourne, denting all metal in its path, I knew that I had to remove my mode of conveyance from my aunt’s front yard, where it waited stoically for the conclusion of the family feast, … Continue reading
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Estonia continues silly anti-Russian hysteria
Peter Shmelev (source )
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The Russian language in Estonia is the language of the invaders, and for 50 years the Russians allegedly had been “the dominant race” in Estonia These statements were made by the Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves Shortly before his visit to Switzerland, Ilves gave an interview to a local newspaper Der Bund. Much of it was devoted to the relations with Russia, the problems of … Continue reading
