phensman
24 January 2008 at 8:37pm
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7206411.stm
How sad that a whole language can just die like this. In todays world of mass communication too.
SpocktheMonkeyakaMat
24 January 2008 at 8:53pm
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I think its sad too and it is happening with lots of languages and cultures at a fast rate.
In a few generations, there won't be many full-blooded native Americans left at all.
phensman
24 January 2008 at 9:05pm
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Yup, its terrible that a whole language can just vanish. All the words and sounds that will never be uttered again, pretty sad really.
SpocktheMonkeyakaMat
24 January 2008 at 9:09pm
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At least they got this one recorded so it seems. Others aren't so lucky.
phensman
24 January 2008 at 9:11pm
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Yes. But I would imagine its really hard to resurrect a language with no one to help you pronounce the words correctly.
Synnie
24 January 2008 at 10:40pm
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They should have made some audio remains as well, as examples. Well, maybe they did, and its just not mentioned in the article.
Still sad indeed. . .