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Minority Languages

Learn about the ten most crucial minority languages/cultures across the globe -- particularly the ones that are rapidly dying out due to modernization and cultural/global immersion.

As an English teacher and travel writer, I've long been fascinated with both verbal and written communication. I would like to identify ten important regions in the world where a minority language is quickly disappearing. I want to understand why and how their native tongue is being lost.

Ultimately, I think this will serve as both a linguistic and cultural study of minority peoples around the world. I hope to come away with a better understanding of the important modes of communication on this globe and answer this important question:

"Can world peace and cultural heterogeneity be mutually exclusive, or must it be achieved at the expense of dying minority languages to form a universal, global tongue?"

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5 Comments

berniesiao

Thanks Brenda!

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mogmismo

Wow, this would be a lot of traveling. Good luck, I like your idea and pic'd yours.

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cjlin1979

G'luck!:)

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geotraveler

Thanks Bren! Very cool idea. I've PIC'ed you :)

Lola

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FatherJohn

I like your idea!

I voted for you; will you vote for me? Let's do this and see how it turns out. Let's help each other!

Good luck!

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