Endangered languages in Colombia “Colombia Bilingüe”.
Colombia is a popular country due to its diversity of ethnicity; this diversity provides several sources of culture that enrich the history of Colombia. But these ethnic groups contribute not only with cultural diversity, they also keep a big variety of languages that makes Colombia a multilingual country. Colombia has a total of sixty-seven languages among Amerindian, indigenous, creoles and Indo European. It should be a positive news because it would make Colombia a great tourist destination and a huge multilingual society; however, most of these are endangered languages due to the lack of education that allows the conservation and proliferation of the languages. The decline of Colombian
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Surprisingly, 90 percent of indigenous languages in the world are at risk of fading in the next 100 years according to UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, and Colombia will have a great impact unquestionably. Furthermore, there is a community called Tinigua that only has one speaker currently. This community is just one of the examples of the serious situation that faces Colombia in terms of native languages. Tinigua language lost most of its speakers due to the violent episodes that Colombia suffered in past years and with the death of the first members of the Tinigua culture, a big portion of Colombian diversity lost as well. It is important to realize that when a language disappears, the culture the rites, folklore and festivities also disappear because the culture is transmitted mainly through language. Finally, the government is trying to rescue the diversity of languages or at least to maintain the ones that are still alive; nevertheless, it is contradictory to see the members of the government promoting the program “Colombia Bilingüe” when there are sixty-seven languages in
Au Canada on compte probablement plus de 60 langues autochtones. La plupart des autochtones possède l’anglais ou le français comme langue maternelle et parlent à la fois une langue autochtone, d’autres n’ont qu’une connaissance passive de leur langue ancestrale. On estime qu’au moins 80 % des langues autochtones du Canada seraient actuellement en voie d’extinction. Les efforts menés pour sauver les langues autochtones sont cruciaux pour la protection de l’identité culturelle et la dignité des membres des Premières Nations du Canada ainsi que pour garder de leur héritage.
Even though the dominance of a language can allow for the loss of a culture, it can also bring awareness. In schools, local community centers and other various places, foreign languages are taught, not only do non-native speakers take on these languages but native speakers do as well to keep their culture. By doing so it “revitalizes cultures and cultural artifacts through foreign influences, technologies, and markets.” (Gerdes
Did you know that Peru is one of the top ten countries to visit in the world? (UNWTO) Peru has unique music and energetic dances that are fun to see. The people are friendly and charming; they would be happy to help one find their way if they need help. But, the main reason Peru appears on the top ten list is because of its unique geographical features. Some examples are the Andes Mountains, Machu Picchu and Cusco. The art and culture of the Peruvians, as well as the people themselves,and the popular places to go, are what tourists like to see in Peru.
Day by day the World becomes more interconnected, we talk to people from other countries in languages that usually aren't our own, multi linguists now outnumber mono linguists and around 25% of the world's countries recognise two or languages as official (see Pearson). English has become the Lingua Franca of the world and native languages are starting to disappear. The fewer the number of speakers the quicker. One language that seems to have reversed the trend is the Garifuna language, indigenous to the Carribean coasts of Honduras, Guatemala and Belize. Unique in the sense that, until recently, unlike other native languages in the Carribean Area, it did not form a creole. In the following I will give a brief overview of the origins of the language, the structure, it's current state and the reasons why it has been able to resists the phenomenon of language disappearence.
Colombia lies in the northern most part of South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea the Bogota is the capital of Colombia. Bordering between Panama and Venezuela and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Ecuador and Panama. The size of Colombia is 1,138,910 square kilometers less than three times the size of the state of Montana. Mainland territory divided into four major geographic regions. Andean highlands are composed of three mountain ranges and overriding valleys and Caribbean lowlands; Pacific lowlands; and llanos and tropical rainforest of Eastern Colombia. Colombia also has small islands in both the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean. Climate in Colombia has unique variety in temperature resulting in changing differences in elevation not much seasonal variation. The rocky terrain cut by large rivers that flow into the Caribbean the Pacific. The Amazon and the Orinoco facilitates the construction of enormous reservoirs, which have steadily increased the country’s generation of energy and supply of drinking water.
When the country of Colombia is mentioned, chances are individuals automatically start composing images of famous actors and musicians that have rooted from Colombia such as Shakira and Sofia Vergara, the excellent reputation Colombian coffee has made across the globe, or even the beautiful Emeralds that surround the astonishing land. Of course all of those things matter, but Colombia is a country that is definitely swept under the rug and under appreciated. Colombia’s history, independence movements, governmental structure, and culture are just a few of the topics that make Colombia so unique.
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For this summary I watched a video called Voices of the World: The Extinction of Language and Linguistic Diversity. The video starts off with how people believe that there are about 6, 000 languages. David Crystal talks about how with all these different languages half of them are endangered of becoming extinct. Each different language offers a different point of view of the world and culture. He said that if different languages are lost then “we lose the meaning what is it to be human.”
-Costa Rica earned its independence like the rest of Central america. They never fought for their independence from Spain. Costa Rica then becomes part of the Independent Mexican Empire. On September 15, 1821, after the final Spanish defeat in the Mexican War of Independence which lasted through 1810–1821. Soon the authorities in Guatemala declared the independence of all of Central America including Costa Rica.
As this article informs, it is essential that people begin learning the importance of language. It gives examples of how and why private languages are not effective in society and the problems it may cause. By understanding and observing one family, this story depicts how lack of interest or inability to speak another language can result in family discomfort and individual isolation. The family described is only one of many currently facing these problems. It is difficult to manage a family without respectable communication and makes a person feel secluded not only from society, but their family as well. Through dedication and perseverance a solution for better communication will come within families and in the community. This would decrease the anger and frustration found in today’s multilingual families.
The Basques have struggled to keep language as the cornerstone of their culture. However, under Spanish rule this has been greatly challenged, especially in the 20th century. In the first decades of the last century, children caught speaking Basque in schools were beaten as a means to discourage the use and growth of the language. And while the majority of the...
This essay will discuss the causes of language death and if endangered languages are worth saving. This essay agrees that endangered languages are worth saving and that many factors contribute to language death. Firstly the essay will explain what language death is and the meaning of what is an endangered language. Secondly discuss language death and language birth. Thirdly discuss the causes of language death. Lastly, critically discuss if endangered languages are worth saving. The purpose of this essay is to show that language death is much higher than language birth.
Costa Rica is a country in Central America that borders Panama and Nicaragua. The exact location of Costa Rica is 9.7489° N, 83.7534° W. The population of Costa Rica via 2018 is 4,153,199 people and there are 12 different ethnicities in the country of Costa Rica. Through the years Costa Rica’s death rate has been going down rapidly and the population is now growing due to the decrease in deaths and the amount of tourists a year moving to Costa Rica. The Capital of Costa Rica is San Jose which is the biggest city in Costa Rica. Costa Rica has hundreds of beaches and hot dry parts but Costa Rica is also known for its tropical jungles and beautiful wildlife. The first natives in Costa Rica were hunters and gatherers that fled from the country when Christopher Columbus came and declared in which he was the founder of Costa Rica on september 15th of 1821. Costa RIca doesn't have many traditions and holidays that the United States don’t have but they do have a few such as; Juan Santamaría day, which
The Mapuche nation is the third largest indigenous society in South America.” (R. Marchiquewan.) We can afformulate the great population, as well as importance of this indigenous group to the overall culture of Chile and Argentina. R. Marchiquewan really emphasizes the history behind their location. But location comes with the cost of communication. And the language could be formulated by the incorporation as well as importance of records, and modern use of a language. We could see that language is an essential to the tribe, as the Mapundungu language is still spoke to this day. (including the 20th century.) And we can see this illustrated here as stated, “The Mapuche people speak the language Mapundungu. At the time of the Spanish arrival there was no written record of the Mapundungu language, so the Latin alphabet has been applied to the spoken language and there are some spelling discrimination's. Only 20,000 people still regularly speak the language...” (“Mapuche”. South America.) But language was not ever a boundary it was in fact the glue to
The use of language in a society is crucial to form a strong bond between people. Being a bilingual Bruneian family that uses “bahasa rojak” is seen as the most conventional way to sustain our communication in Brunei’s society. Also, we show respect and achieve solidarity as my family and I adjust our languages as we travel. These are the ways that my family communicates amongst others, to obey to general consensus in language and us.