Question about saying

[MJ Hardman]

Thank you.  And in Jaqi certain verb forms cannot be used unless there are
living witnesses ‹ a grammaticalized version of the same idea.  I wonder if
there is/was a saying in Jaqi that I have never come across.

Of course, today, under the pressure of the dominant language, the young are
blurring some of the distinctions made by the old speakers for whom one of
the Jaqi languages was the dominant, first or only language.  Under the type
of bilingualism in the Andes there is a drift towards each other, mostly,
now, towards the translation of Spanish (the version the Ministry wishes to
impose).

Thanks.  MJ

On 3/15/10 1:14 AM, "Rolland Nadjiwon" <mikinakn at SHAW.CA> wrote:

> A tsalagi friend, no longer with us, always said that our history is only as
> old as the oldest person in our community....sort of the same idea and so true
> speaking of oral non lithographic cultures...
> 
> -------
> wahjeh
> rolland nadjiwon
> 

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