Why the Kumzari tongue consists of ancient words with a future (fwd link)

[Phillip E Cash Cash]

*Why the Kumzari tongue consists of ancient words with a future*

John Henzell

Dec 7, 2012

The world is rallying to save Kumzari, a unique language spoken only on the
tip of the Musandam peninsula and thought to be a mix of Farsi, Arabic,
Baluchi, Portuguese, English and some uniquely local words.

UNESCO categorised it as severely endangered, it was listed on Google's
Endangered Languages Project for those on the verge of extinction, and
linguists fear Kumzari will be among the half of world languages that will
be extinct by the end of the century.

Read more:
http://www.thenational.ae/lifestyle/why-the-kumzari-tongue-consists-of-ancient-words-with-a-future#ixzz2EJ2NKALB
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