5 LANGUAGES THAT ARE DYING

Day 1,749, 10:31 • Published in Greece Greece • by tompola
One language dies every 14 days. By the next century nearly half of the roughly 7000 languages spoken on earth will likely disappear, as communities abandon native tongues in favor of English, Mandarin, or Spanish. Here are five languages that are dying.

1. TUVAN language, -Russia-
Number of speakers 235,000
[songaar] go back | the future
[burungaar] go forward | tha past



Tuvans believe the past is ahead of them while the future lies behind.

2. AKA language, -India-
Number of speakers 1000-2000
[tradzy] a necklace of yellow stone beads



The Aka have more than 26 words to describe beads. Beyond being objects of adornment, beads are status symbols and currency.

3. SERI language, -Mexico-
Number of speakers 650-1000
[ziix quih haasax haaptxo quih ano cocacaaixaj] one who strongly greets with joy/peace/harmony

4. EUCHEE language, -Oklahoma-
Number of speakers 4
K’asA Henry Washburn, 86, is one of only four fluent speakers of Euchee left. Every day he travels ten miles from his home in West Tulsa to the Euchee Language House, where children are learning their native tongue.

5. WINTU language, -California-
Number of speakers 1
Caleen Sisk is the spiritual leader and tribal chief of the Winnemem Wintu tribe – and last speaker of the language that sustains her people’s identity.


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