Dying Languages
January 21st, 2008 by 
Taylor
Did you know that the highest rate of dying languages is right here in the US? It’s Oklahoma. This is due to the increasing assimilation of the Native American population into ‘modern’ American culture. These ‘indian’ languages are dying off fast. One such language was highlighted recently by the Dallas Morning News. Click the image below to find out more about it. Only one person in the whole world can speak fluent Wichita, she is 80 years old.
It is so cool to see a modern media news paper realize the important link between language and ‘worldview.’ It’s rare for people to make that connection. Each time a tribal language in Africa is suppressed, that worldview is also suppressed and lost forever.
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January 25th, 2008 at 8:53 pm
Taylor,
Years ago our Tulsa Users of Macintosh Group (TUMS) president, Al Webster, spent his free time driving all around Oklahoma recording the last speakers of the Indian languages. Sadly, he died while on the road doing this. He was a tender man, a Christian, who had a passion for that work. His parents live in Claremore, OK and have continued to be members of the group. I don’t know if someone picked up where he left off or not.