Lost indigenous languages to be revived (fwd link)

[Phillip E Cash Cash]

Lost indigenous languages to be revived

From: AAP August 12, 2011 4:43am
AUS

THE NSW State Library is hoping to revive a number of lost indigenous
languages using the letters and diaries of British naval officers,
surveyors and missionaries.

"A nations oral and written language is the backbone to its culture,"
NSW Arts Minister George Souris said today.

"The preservation of the languages and dialects of our indigenous
citizens is a very important project in this regard."

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