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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???
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