How 90% of the World’s Languages Could Vanish in a Century
Linguists estimate that there are over 7,000 languages spoken around the world today, but in just 100 years they expect 90% of humanity’s languages will be dead.
Linguists estimate that there are over 7,000 languages spoken around the world today, but in just 100 years they expect 90% of humanity’s languages will be dead.
Possum hunting is the unlikely catalyst for a historical novel written by Hikuai man, Jonathan Peet. He says when hunting possums, he discovered evidence of old mining sites in the bush, sparking his love of history and the writing of his first book, Wairata.
The languages that we use are not inanimate objects or meaningless tools that we use as a means to an end. They are an extension of culture, containing all the different ways to describe, categorise, and interpret the world.
Every morning offers us a beautiful opportunity: the chance to start anew in our relationships.
In 2020 the HMS Buffalo Re-examination Project was created to complete the first ever detailed archaeological survey of the HMS Buffalo. The project was the recipient of the Australasian Institute of Maritime Archaeology (AIMA) Scholarship for 2021, and the funds were used to complete the survey in March 2021.
Linguists estimate that there are over 7,000 languages spoken around the world today, but in just 100 years they expect 90% of humanity’s languages will be dead.
Possum hunting is the unlikely catalyst for a historical novel written by Hikuai man, Jonathan Peet. He says when hunting possums, he discovered evidence of old mining sites in the bush, sparking his love of history and the writing of his first book, Wairata.
The languages that we use are not inanimate objects or meaningless tools that we use as a means to an end. They are an extension of culture, containing all the different ways to describe, categorise, and interpret the world.
Every morning offers us a beautiful opportunity: the chance to start anew in our relationships.
In 2020 the HMS Buffalo Re-examination Project was created to complete the first ever detailed archaeological survey of the HMS Buffalo. The project was the recipient of the Australasian Institute of Maritime Archaeology (AIMA) Scholarship for 2021, and the funds were used to complete the survey in March 2021.
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