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Indigenous Faces

by Erik Zidowecki

January / December 2019 |

Languages don't have faces, but people do. These are the faces of the indigenous people whose languages are in danger of dying out.
Mursi: The Mursi are an ethnic group in Ethiopia with their own language	Khoisan: The Khoisan languages are a group of African languages
Aymara: The Aymara people are an indigenous nation in South America	Mongolian: The Mongolian language is the official language of the Mongolian people
Papuan languages: The non-Austronesian and non-Australian languages spoken on the western Pacific island of New Guinea	Tribal languages of Thailand: Numerous, including Mon, Khmer, Mlabri, Lawa and Orang Asli
Zapotecan languages: A group contains the languages of the Zapotec dialect in Oaxaca, Mexico	Native American Languages: The indigenous languages of tribes in North America
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Writer:	Erik Zidowecki
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Issue 35 Issue 35 Letter From The Editor - A Call to Action • Mark Your Calendar • A User-Friendly Introduction to the Tuvaluan Language • An Indigenous Year • 13 Fascinating Facts about Marshallese • A History of the Language of the Roma • Interesting Facts About Vurës - An Indigenous Language of Vanuatu • In Focus - Indigenous Faces • The Indigenous Languages of the UK • In Others' Words - Emily McEwan • At the Cinema - Moana • Language Puzzles • Basic Guide to Nahuatl • At A Glance	Issue 34 Issue 34 Letter From The Editor - New Apps, Old Languages • How it All Started: PluraLing • Languages in Peril - Calabrian Greek • Teddy Talks - Toki Pona and Tok Pisin • In Focus - Paris, France • Book Look - Publio Aurelio - un investigatore nell'antica Roma (series) • At the Cinema - The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec • Proverbs from the World - Tver Karelian • Language Puzzles • Basic Guide to Amharic • At A Glance	Issue 33 Issue 33 Letter From The Editor - Italian Women • News Brief • Mark Your Calendar • Lasciare Andare – - Learning Italian And The Art Of Letting Go • A New Sicilian Author on the Horizon • In Others' Words - Deborah Caruso • Celebrations - Giostra del Saracino • In Focus - Arezzo, Italy • Book Look - Acquisition of Word Formation Devices in First & Second Languages” (2017) • Book Look - Waking Isabella: Because beauty can't sleep forever • At the Cinema - Life is Beautiful • Proverbs from the World - Italian • Language Puzzles • Basic Guide to Sicilian • At A Glance
Issue 32 Issue 32 Letter From The Editor - Letter From The Editor • News Brief • Mark Your Calendar • Fiverr and Languages: - Finding Translators on the Mini Jobs Network • Why I Will Never Learn the IPA • Teddy Talks - Can You Speak Bahasa? • In Focus - Yellowstone National Park, USA • Proverbs from the World - Swedish • Language Puzzles • Basic Guide to Punjabi • At A Glance	Issue 31 Issue 31 Letter From The Editor - Up the Guru Path • News Brief • Mark Your Calendar • How to Learn Any Language - - Breaking Down the Language Guru Myth • The Ethics of Language Teaching • Teddy Talks - Language Meetups • In Focus - Mykonos, Greece • Proverbs from the World - Latvian • Language Puzzles • Basic Guide to Japanese • At A Glance	Issue 30 Issue 30 Letter From The Editor - Being Special • Building a Language Dream • Learning Multiple Languages with LingoHut • LingoHut - A Simple And Effective Language Learning Resource • The Beginning Of A Surprising But Promising Partnership - LingoHut and TeachMe.vn • The Opportunity to Succeed • Review - LingoHut • The Technical Secrets of LingoHut, Maybe • Language Puzzles • In Focus - Amsterdam, Netherlands • Proverbs from the World - Spanish • Basic Guide to Turkish • At A Glance
Issue 29 Issue 29 Letter From The Editor - Language Confusion • News Brief • Mark Your Calendar • Stepping Up Your Language • Montreal LangFest 2017: Another blowout success • How Can My Study Book Be Monolingual? • Boredom And Classroom Students - A Teacher's Perspective • In Others' Words - Malachi Rempen • In Focus - Venice, Italy • Proverbs from the World - Finnish • Language Puzzles • Where Are You? • Basic Guide to Dutch • At A Glance	Issue 28 Issue 28 Letter From The Editor - The Finer Points • News Brief • Mark Your Calendar • Language Perceptions • Language Learning in Resource Poor Languages • Why Fluent English Language is Important for Business • In Others' Words - Máirín F Millward • Keeping Up With The DLC • In Focus - Beijing, China • At the Cinema - Welcome Mr. President • Proverbs from the World - Chinese • Language Puzzles • Where Are You? • Book Look - Dreaming Sophia: Because Dreaming is an Art • Basic Guide to Finnish • At A Glance	Issue 27 Issue 27 Letter From The Editor - In This Issue • News Brief • Mark Your Calendar • More About Cognates Than You Ever Wanted to Know • A Peek into Pinyin • An Art Exhibition That Spoke To Me • The Learning Mindset • In Focus • At the Cinema - Krrish • Language Puzzles • Proverbs from the World - Dari (Afghan Persian) • Where Are You? • Basic Guide to French • At A Glance
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Issue 23 Issue 23 Letter From The Editor - Hope and Failing • Six Ways To Choose Which Languages To Learn • Learning Spanish - The trials, the tribulations and one triumphant learning hack • At the Cinema - The Last King (Birkebeinerne) • Celebrations - Birkebeinerrennet • Where Are You? • Book Look - Langenscheidt Dictionaries • Basic Guide to Swedish • At A Glance	Issue 22 Issue 22 Letter From The Editor - Culture and Language, Again • Learning A Language Is Learning Its Culture • Revisited - Early Bardic Literature in Ireland • Languages in Peril - Save Medan Hokkien! • In Others' Words - Ulrike and Peter Rettig • At the Cinema - Monster Hunt • Where Are You? • Book Look - Language Alter Ego • Basic Guide to Italian • At A Glance	Issue 21 Issue 21 Letter From The Editor - A Kind Word • Language and Power: The Hidden Struggle • 4 Ways To Learn Through Reading • Language Learning is for everyone! • Languages in Peril - The Decline of Sicilian • At the Cinema - The Host • Where Are You? • Book Look - Italian Short Stories for Beginners • Basic Guide to Hungarian • At A Glance
Issue 20 Issue 20 Letter From The Editor - Double Speak • On Being Bilingual • Language Creation and Deities • A Medley of Virtual Languages • In Others' Words - Siskia Lagomarsino • At the Cinema - Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge • Where Are You? • Basic Guide to Polish • At A Glance	Issue 19 Issue 19 Letter From The Editor - Making it Happen • Motivation - Expressing oneself and the expression of oneself in language learning • Motivation Killers in Learning a Language • Mixing Languages and Relationships • In Others' Words - Brian Powers • At the Cinema - Cutting Room Floor • Languages in Peril - Cyprus' Language Revival Approach Problem • Where Are You? • At A Glance	Issue 18 Issue 18 Letter From The Editor - The Importance of Travel • Broadening The Mind Travels The World • The Secret Life of Diacritics • There Are No Wrong And Right Gestures, Only Cultural Differences • Google Translate Exposed: - The Truth Behind Everyone's Favorite Translator • At the Cinema - Queen • Book Look - The A to Z of Learning German • Where Are You? • Basic Guide to Papiamentu • At A Glance
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	Letter From The Editor - A Call to Action
	Mark Your Calendar
	A User-Friendly Introduction to the Tuvaluan Language
	An Indigenous Year
	13 Fascinating Facts about Marshallese
	A History of the Language of the Roma
	Interesting Facts About Vurës - An Indigenous Language of Vanuatu
	In Focus - Indigenous Faces
	The Indigenous Languages of the UK
	In Others' Words - Emily McEwan
	At the Cinema - Moana
	Language Puzzles
	Basic Guide to Nahuatl
	At A Glance
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