they’ve been traveling the globe searching for words and ideas at risk of
searching for words and ideas at risk of
searching for words and ideas at risk of being lost forever david harrison and
being lost forever david harrison and
being lost forever david harrison and reg anderson of the living tongues
reg anderson of the living tongues
reg anderson of the living tongues institute and chris Rainier of National
institute and chris Rainier of National
institute and chris Rainier of National Geographic were last in northern
Geographic were last in northern
Geographic were last in northern Australia where they interviewed a man
Australia where they interviewed a man
Australia where they interviewed a man who may be the last speaker of a
who may be the last speaker of a
who may be the last speaker of a language previously thought to be
language previously thought to be
language previously thought to be extinct nada Baylor look like my father
extinct nada Baylor look like my father
extinct nada Baylor look like my father all right bye my father there are 7,000
all right bye my father there are 7,000
all right bye my father there are 7,000 known languages in the world but more
known languages in the world but more
known languages in the world but more than half are expected to die out in the
than half are expected to die out in the
than half are expected to die out in the coming decades that’s why the trio
coming decades that’s why the trio
coming decades that’s why the trio helped create national Geographics
helped create national Geographics
helped create national Geographics enduring voices project every two weeks
enduring voices project every two weeks
enduring voices project every two weeks around the planet a language disappears
around the planet a language disappears
around the planet a language disappears completely disappears forever and ever
completely disappears forever and ever
completely disappears forever and ever so what we’re doing with the enduring
so what we’re doing with the enduring
so what we’re doing with the enduring voices project is really kind of trying
voices project is really kind of trying
voices project is really kind of trying to bring awareness to this whole issue
to bring awareness to this whole issue
to bring awareness to this whole issue of language loss around the planet after
of language loss around the planet after
of language loss around the planet after Australia the team continues the search
Australia the team continues the search
Australia the team continues the search this time in the extreme north east of
this time in the extreme north east of
this time in the extreme north east of India the team arrives in a large
India the team arrives in a large
India the team arrives in a large village called home after speaking to
village called home after speaking to
village called home after speaking to several villagers it seems the local
several villagers it seems the local
several villagers it seems the local Appa Thani language is widely spoken
Appa Thani language is widely spoken
Appa Thani language is widely spoken among the older generation but the
among the older generation but the
among the older generation but the endurance of a language like many
endurance of a language like many
endurance of a language like many aspects of culture depends on the youth
aspects of culture depends on the youth
aspects of culture depends on the youth the team meets a young man named Vijay
the team meets a young man named Vijay
the team meets a young man named Vijay who speaks English and a ppattani
who speaks English and a ppattani
who speaks English and a ppattani Vijay invites them into his home remain
Vijay invites them into his home remain
Vijay invites them into his home remain here with help from Indian scholar dr.
here with help from Indian scholar dr.
here with help from Indian scholar dr. ganesh more mu the researchers record
ganesh more mu the researchers record
ganesh more mu the researchers record the basics of the local language
the basics of the local language
the basics of the local language I’m how you count one two three four one
I’m how you count one two three four one
I’m how you count one two three four one one four one in addition to conducting
one four one in addition to conducting
one four one in addition to conducting their own research the team trains
their own research the team trains
their own research the team trains locals to use special language
locals to use special language
locals to use special language technology kits each kit contains a
technology kits each kit contains a
technology kits each kit contains a laptop computer digital video and still
laptop computer digital video and still
laptop computer digital video and still cameras and basic digital recorders the
cameras and basic digital recorders the
cameras and basic digital recorders the enduring voices team must press on but
enduring voices team must press on but
enduring voices team must press on but they leave behind the technology kit so
they leave behind the technology kit so
they leave behind the technology kit so that the community can continue to
that the community can continue to
that the community can continue to preserve this vital part of their
preserve this vital part of their
preserve this vital part of their heritage the recordings they make will
heritage the recordings they make will
heritage the recordings they make will ensure that even if the last speaker of
ensure that even if the last speaker of
ensure that even if the last speaker of a native language dies it won’t be the
a native language dies it won’t be the
a native language dies it won’t be the final word
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