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Endangered tongues told from New Guinea lone mountains
The article visits Ukarumpa and Papua New Guinea to show 1300 languages under threat. Linguists from the Summer Institute of Linguistics work 20 years to document minor tongues while governments push local languages in early schooling. Despite diversity, 90 percent may vanish in 50 years as English spreads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ukarumpa
Papua New Guinea
Budibud
Bukiyip
New Guinea
Bull Staley
Ldayudgey
Didi Lidlidte
America
India
Europe
England
Texas
Pfantz
Staley
Summer Institute of Linguistics
Ial Trans
Mary Papil
Goroka