Many Californians Working to Revitalize Native Languages (fwd link)

[Phillip E Cash Cash]

*Many Californians Working to Revitalize Native Languages
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By ICTMN Staff August 13, 2012

By some measures, California is one of the most linguistically diverse
places on Earth—but unless certain steps are taken, that could change.

“Estimates as to how many indigenous languages were spoken here before
contact range from 80 to 100,” says the Advocates for Indigenous California
Language Survival (AICLS) website. “There are 50 indigenous languages that
still have one or more native speakers, though these numbers are dwindling
fast. There are also at least 30 languages with no native speakers left
with descendants who desperately want to regain their languages.”

Read more:
http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2012/08/13/many-californians-working-to-revitalize-native-languages-128779
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