Last native speaker of Klallam language dies in Washington state
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| | | That's really sad | Feb 8, 2014 |
but why didn't some tribe members learn it form her? There may actually be some people who speak it to some extent. A lot is being done these days to preserve the Native American languages.
Well-- the language did not die-- it was preserved--a dictionary was published and some of the members of the tribe speak it. It is also taught in school. so it is not like the langauge has died. I don't know what they meant "by the last native speaker of X"-- there are other tribe members who ... See more but why didn't some tribe members learn it form her? There may actually be some people who speak it to some extent. A lot is being done these days to preserve the Native American languages.
Well-- the language did not die-- it was preserved--a dictionary was published and some of the members of the tribe speak it. It is also taught in school. so it is not like the langauge has died. I don't know what they meant "by the last native speaker of X"-- there are other tribe members who speak the language. This information has been phrased in a slightly awkward way. Some missing elements of the language can also be easily reconstructed. There is a lot of material available.
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| | | | | A similar situation | Feb 8, 2014 |
There is a similar situation in Mexico.
The only two speakers left of an indigenous language are brothers who are not young any more, but due to differences between them they have not spoken to each other for years.
Different government agencies have intervened in an effort to reconcile them, unsuccessfully so far.
In the meantime, cultural anthropologists and linguists afraid that the language will die soon keep recording both brothers.
I read... See more There is a similar situation in Mexico.
The only two speakers left of an indigenous language are brothers who are not young any more, but due to differences between them they have not spoken to each other for years.
Different government agencies have intervened in an effort to reconcile them, unsuccessfully so far.
In the meantime, cultural anthropologists and linguists afraid that the language will die soon keep recording both brothers.
I read this some time ago, I do not know whether things have changed. ▲ Collapse
| | | | | Extinct and dead languages | Feb 9, 2014 |
From Wikipedia:
Normally the transition from a spoken to an extinct language occurs when a language undergoes language death while being directly replaced by a different one. For example, some Native American languages were replaced by English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, or Dutch as a result of colonization.
By contrast to an extinct language which no longer has any speakers, a dead language may remain in use for scientific, legal, or ecclesiastical functions. Old ... See more From Wikipedia:
Normally the transition from a spoken to an extinct language occurs when a language undergoes language death while being directly replaced by a different one. For example, some Native American languages were replaced by English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, or Dutch as a result of colonization.
By contrast to an extinct language which no longer has any speakers, a dead language may remain in use for scientific, legal, or ecclesiastical functions. Old Church Slavonic, Avestan, Coptic, Biblical Hebrew, New Testament Greek, Ge'ez, Ardhamagadhi, Pali, Sanskrit and Latin are among the many dead languages used as sacred languages. Courses and active teaching still exist for these, as well as Egyptian Hieroglyphs and Maya script.
For the entire Wikipedia article, visit:
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| | | | | In my personal view, languages never die | Feb 9, 2014 |
although they may become extinct--in some sense--no longer used as a dominant language. Where the language in question should be considered extinct or not depends on how well and in what situations the remaining members of the tribe speak it. Is it a language close to their heart that they use as often as possible--in everyday situations --automatically, sort of, or is their competence really limited and the language is just spoken on a sporadic basis-- like someone would use some basic second l... See more although they may become extinct--in some sense--no longer used as a dominant language. Where the language in question should be considered extinct or not depends on how well and in what situations the remaining members of the tribe speak it. Is it a language close to their heart that they use as often as possible--in everyday situations --automatically, sort of, or is their competence really limited and the language is just spoken on a sporadic basis-- like someone would use some basic second language. ▲ Collapse
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