Languages in Peril
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Languages in Peril - Save Medan Hokkien!
Location of city of Medan in North Sumatra Province, Indonesia
I bet many of you who are reading this have no idea about the Hokkien language. If you know Chinese, it is called 福建話 (Fujianese). In fact, the name "Hokkien" is how "Fujianese" is said...
July / August 2016
Languages in Peril - Sayonara, Ainu
Map showing the historical expanse of the Ainu people
Japanese is usually considered to be a language "independent", meaning it has no clear relationship with any other language. Despite that, it is well known and studied, with over 125 million native...
January / February 2017
Languages in Peril - The Good Language of Brazil
In the heart of the Amazon forest, 21 indigenous people from the territory of Cucui in the Upper Rio Negro take their solemn oath to spread, with loyalty, their knowledge for the development of their community. They spoke their own language.
Together...
March / April 2017
Languages in Peril - Calabrian Greek
Calabria is the southernmost region of Italy. In this land of ancient history and culture - even though it is, unfortunately, less well-known than other places in the Italian Peninsula - a particular Greek variety is still spoken.
The name of this...
July / August 2018
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