Non-Native teaching Quileute tongue-twisting language (fwd link)

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Non-Native teaching Quileute tongue-twisting language

By Jim Casey, Peninsula Daily News

LAPUSH — Every word spoken in Quileute breathes new life into the ancient Native
American language.

That's the perception of anthropologist Jay Powell, who has taught two five-week
"crash courses" in Quileute — properly pronounced Kwil-LAY-yute — at LaPush and
who hopes to teach two more.

Without energetic efforts by tribal members and their teacher, the language
could disappear.

Three, perhaps four, people can speak Quileute fluently.

Full article link below:
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20080219/NEWS/802190305