I learned to speak and understand Thao, a language with only 3 native fluent speakers left (I got a 92% on the government exam for speaking/listening). I plan to also learn Saaroa and Kanakanavu, also in the same plight, and we plan to translate literature and education into these languages for the children of the communities.
The case of Manx shows that it is far not too late if only a few native speakers are left if some people want to learn from them and if teaching books are available. It is up to the last native speakers to teach their language to others, especially children, so that there are people left to know it when they will die. Unless brutal oppression is taking place, language death is no fate without return!
ermiteno, a spanish creole once spoken in ermita district of manila, philippines had its last speaker died sometime in the 1990s...other spanish creoles like ternateno, spoken in ternate ,cavite and caviteno spoken in Cavite City might be looking at their last generation of speakers
We white nigga's are crazy people! Why are you speaking double tongue when you do your narration and singing mean song.(all da wood)rude@ss)LOL! Come again!What kind of linguist are you?A funny one? LOL? ooops? gideop-gideop -gideop yup yu yup .Bam! LOL> Come again! NICE one. Yeah the world is one big yard! We can see you are a white nigga, check out this other one: youtube: 7 Year Old Raps Ke$ha - We R Who We R by MattyBRaps (wiki is the book of bull shiit)
Tell hipsters about those languages.
HarmonicaFag 3 weeks ago
I learned to speak and understand Thao, a language with only 3 native fluent speakers left (I got a 92% on the government exam for speaking/listening). I plan to also learn Saaroa and Kanakanavu, also in the same plight, and we plan to translate literature and education into these languages for the children of the communities.
Glossika 3 weeks ago 4
haha he's wearing a united shirt!
LondonStag 4 weeks ago
The case of Manx shows that it is far not too late if only a few native speakers are left if some people want to learn from them and if teaching books are available. It is up to the last native speakers to teach their language to others, especially children, so that there are people left to know it when they will die. Unless brutal oppression is taking place, language death is no fate without return!
AlexderFranke 3 months ago
ermiteno, a spanish creole once spoken in ermita district of manila, philippines had its last speaker died sometime in the 1990s...other spanish creoles like ternateno, spoken in ternate ,cavite and caviteno spoken in Cavite City might be looking at their last generation of speakers
po3jet 4 months ago
better start reproducing then
animalnt 4 months ago 2
We white nigga's are crazy people! Why are you speaking double tongue when you do your narration and singing mean song.(all da wood)rude@ss)LOL! Come again!What kind of linguist are you?A funny one? LOL? ooops? gideop-gideop -gideop yup yu yup .Bam! LOL> Come again! NICE one. Yeah the world is one big yard! We can see you are a white nigga, check out this other one: youtube: 7 Year Old Raps Ke$ha - We R Who We R by MattyBRaps (wiki is the book of bull shiit)
Çãribéños de Guadalupe!!!
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1Honest007 4 months ago
UNITEDDDD!
HollieDoherty 5 months ago
Muy buena reflexión. Debemos trabajar para no perder esos tesoros que se estan extinguiendo.
CARLITOSYO 7 months ago
Great work once again National geographic....
mujikluva 8 months ago
Ça bon, potré-là. Langaj Kréyol la Lwizyàn ap mouri vit é ça fé mo byin trist.
CadjinGisclair 10 months ago
Se você é brasileiro e está aqui por causa da lição de reforço de inglês, de joinha pra mim (:
PaixaoLari 1 year ago 2
The same thing happens here in the Philippines too. How sad to think these unique languages would disappear..
josephricafort 1 year ago
really interesting the reason they give why these lenguanges are important.
marceloparejas 1 year ago