The last word: Kusunda language set to die out because only one speaker is left (fwd link)

[Phillip E Cash Cash]

14 May 2012 00:01
UK
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The last word: Kusunda language set to die out because only one speaker is
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Only about 100 Kusunda tribespeople remain, but Gyani Maiya Sen is the only
one who can speak the language

AN entire language is set to die out because only one person remains alive
who speaks it.

Tribeswoman Gyani Maiya Sen, 75, is fluent in Kusunda – a language from
western Nepal of unknown origins and mysterious sentence structures which
has baffled linguists for years.

Only about 100 Kusunda tribespeople remain, but Ms Sen is the only one who
can speak the language. It has made her the main focus for campaigners who
are eager to preserve the “important” tongue.

Access full article below:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/kusunda-language-set-to-die-out-832008
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