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Extinction of Nepalese language

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stelingo
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13 May 2012 at 9:14pm | IP Logged 
A short article about the Kusunda language, spoken in Nepal by one 75 year old woman. Not just a language, but a language isolate which is about to go extinct.

Nepal's mystery language on the verge of extinction

Edited by stelingo on 13 May 2012 at 9:15pm

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mizunooto
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13 May 2012 at 9:38pm | IP Logged 
Gosh. And she works as a stone-crusher!

I wonder what the researchers have collected from her.
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Juаn
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13 May 2012 at 9:45pm | IP Logged 
Maybe the good people at Assimil can commission her to assist in the creation of Le Kusunda sans peine.
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eilis91
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15 May 2012 at 7:45pm | IP Logged 
Wow. This is incredibly sad. I hope those researching the language have some success while she is still living.
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Baracuda
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16 May 2012 at 3:32am | IP Logged 
6 week challenge anyone?


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