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Page 1: Half of living languages face extinction

  Most endangered languages are primarily oral, and are vehicles for the transmissionof a great deal of oral culture," he says. "That's at risk of being lost when speakers

abandon their languages in favor of regional, national or international tongues.  Some thoughts: This work is pointless as all minority languages that have no utility

are better off dying off anyway

  Our work means we're helping not only endangered languages to stay with us, but allthe culture and history that they denote. 

  Video: Complex ideas languages contain. Not used at schools. Practical tool torevitalize language. Records are required and help to maintain language. Half of theworld of spoken language are about to die and they are undocumented. Transmissionof culture: mythology and legends. Endangered language = endangered culture.Language= snapshoot of what means being human.

Page 2: Language Ecology

  Language makes people different: culture. When a language dies, the culture dies(Katy Lee, Berkshire) 

  Why should we care?: Language is part of the identity (inherent nature). Language isa portrait of culture: tradition, history, stories, etc. Some languages have words thatare given their name according to some characteristics, making more knowledge.Some languages work in unusual ways that are used to, so they give moreunderstanding about how languages work.

  How languages die?: A language is 'safe' if it has plenty of young speakers, plus thesupport of the state or states where it's spoken. Dominant language is moreprestigious than the minority one. People motivated to speak the dominant one due tomore opportunities and facilities. Parents with the desire of a better future to theirchildren, the native language is not taught to them. Taking characteristics, such aswords and then grammar, “kills” the original language. 

  Can we change the fate of languages?: Die because of neglect. They need thecontrary of the characteristics previous mentioned.

Page 3: Endangered languages (google)

  Language is the means by which we pass on our ideas, knowledge and identity fromone generation to the next

  Language loss: oppression and injustice.

  Restore language by restoring characteristics.

  Words list, videos, documents, experiences, photos, scholars documents, statistics,verified information.

Page 4: Youtube – Degio on the Koro Language

  For studies, people cannot use mother tongue.

  Mother language not spoke properly: loss of culture.

  Family members: Teach and speak language.