!Xun

[también conocido como Ju, !Xun (Ekoka), Kung-Ekoka]

Clasificación: Kx'a

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susceptible de extinción

With only one remaining fluent speaker, the Yaghan language is on the verge of dying out. Will this obscure word be its sole survivor? Mamihlapinatapai comes from the near-extinct Yaghan language. According to Vargas’ own interpretation, “It is the moment of meditation around the pusakí [fire in Yaghan] when the grandparents transmit their stories to the young people. It’s that instant in which everyone is quiet.” Ushuaia, Argentina,near Tierra del Fuego Why can't one add the name of a language not already on your list???

John RohsenowC

Tierra del Fuego, Argentina

1 de Enero de 2018

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