Mexican Indian Language Appears Headed for Extinction (fwd link)

[Resa C Bizzaro]

Hi, all. I wondered if the feud was like the Hatfield/McCoy one--over 
the "alleged theft of a pig ...."

Resa


On Wed, 16 Mar 2011 15:19:13 -0400
  Rolland Nadjiwon <mikinakn at SHAW.CA> wrote:
> It has to have been a young woman...they are so, so pretty and so 
>feminine but strong....lol
> 
> _______
> wahjeh
> rolland nadjiwon
> 
> 
>From: Phillip E Cash Cash 
> Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 2:31 PM
> To: ILAT at LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU 
> Subject: [ILAT] Mexican Indian Language Appears Headed for 
>Extinction (fwd link)
> 
> Mexican Indian Language Appears Headed for Extinction
> 
> By Helena Lozano
> 
> MEXICO CITY – Ayapaneco, one of the 364 Indian languages spoken in 
>Mexico, appears headed for extinction because its last two speakers 
>refuse to communicate with each other due to a long-running feud.
> 
> Manuel Segovia and Isidro Velazquez are the last surviving speakers 
>of the language, which has its roots in Jalpa de Mendez, a town in 
>the southern state of Tabasco.
> 
> The two elderly men live in the small community of Ayapan, but they 
>have not spoken to each other in years even though their houses are 
>only about 500 meters (some 1,600 feet) apart.
> 
> The source of the feud between the 75-year-old Segovia and the 
>69-year-old Velazquez is not known.
> 
> Access full article below:
> http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=389552&CategoryId=14091
> 
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