Endangered Languages
The link above is to a website that shows the geographic locations of dying languages and several other pieces of information relating to that language. It even includes videos sometimes of people speaking the language if you click on one of dots on the map. This entire website is about the nature of dying languages and trying to keep the culture that they bring alive by making them more available through the internet. They've estimated that there are around 7,000 languages being spoken in the world but half of them won't continue to be in use within the turn of the century. This website even states that 40% of all languages spoken at the moment are endangered and could potentially become extinct. I think that a website like this is amazing and by making the languages free to see on the internet, it creates a larger group of people who are aware of that language therefore reinforcing the culture and keeping it alive longer. In conclusion I hope that everyone gets a chance to check out this website and find out about languages that are even in Arizona that I had no idea about.
The link was interesting to look at. I did not know the US had several endangered languages, especially in the west side. In Arizona their is a language call Maricopa, and my though was, "I did not know we had community called Maricopa." There are several languages at risk of losing their knowledge. In the future, I believe people will be able to communicate with each other because they will share the same language. Such as English, Mandarin, Spanish, Hindu, Arabic, German, and other dominant languages. The only evidence that a language existed are the websites and records left behind. Yet, the records left does not explain the language and the culture.
ReplyDeleteAdditionally, when I was looking at Mexico, I saw endanger language mostly in the southern parts. Among them, is Otomil, a dialect of the tribe that my family belongs to. They know how to speak it, but not how to write or read it. While, my siblings and me , do not know the dialect because we were taught the language at a young age, then we learn English and had no chance of practicing the language. Hopefully, my family's dialect won't die and we will be able to keep record of it. Overall, I enjoyed looking at the map. Thanks for sharing the link.