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‘There are no words’: As coronavirus kills Indigenous elders, endangered languages face extinction

Source: The Washington Post

Tapi Yawalapiti is one of the remaining two people who know the Yawalapiti language. He’s doing all he can to to ensure it’s not completely lost one day.

This entry was posted in Culture and Belonging, The Bonds Between Us and tagged Culture & Society, History, People on November 1, 2020 by Jessica Volkening-Hayes.

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