International
Nov. 11, 2000
Let Languages on Verge of Extinction Die Off in Peace
There are about 6,000 languages in the world today. Shortly, there will be one fewer. Eighty-one-year-old Marie Smith Jones is the last living speaker of Eyak, an Alaskan language. When she dies, so will her language. Over the past few decades, many languages have died in this fashion. In 1996, for example, Carlos Westez, known as Red Thunder, took a Native American language, Catawba, with him to his grave.
There are about 6,000 languages in the world today. Shortly, there will be one fewer. Eighty-one-year-old Marie Smith Jones is the last living speaker of Eyak, an Alaskan language. When she dies, so will her language. Over the past few decades, many languages have died in this fashion. In 1996, for e...
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