Barngarla language brought back to life (fwd link)

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AUS, 25 SEP 2013 - 11:26PM
Barngarla language brought back to life
It's the first time ever in Australia that an Aboriginal language
considered to be dead is being reclaimed from anthropological records.
By Nancia Guivarra
Source
NITV News


This week, the Barngarla people of Port Lincoln on the Eyre Peninsula began
the long road to relearn their language.

Professor Zuckermann, Chair of Endangered Languages at the University of
Adelaide, says that of the estimated 250 Aboriginal languages across the
nation, only 18 are considered to be alive, or spoken by their youngest
members.  He says Australia is the world leader in linguicide.

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