This week on Talk Africa, we’re on a mission to explore disappearing languages in Africa. Our pursuit begins about 5 hours- drive north of Kenya’s capital- Nairobi, where we meet the Yaaku; an indigenous Kenyan tribe who’s native language-Yakunte has been classified by UNESCO as critically endangered.
While efforts have gone into reviving Yakunte, the Yaaku are faced by an aging generation of native speakers and the modern influences of other dominant tribes; putting the Yaaku’s linguistic heritage right on the brink of extinction. So what circumstances lead to a community losing its own language? And how does this loss affect society?
While efforts have gone into reviving Yakunte, the Yaaku are faced by an aging generation of native speakers and the modern influences of other dominant tribes; putting the Yaaku’s linguistic heritage right on the brink of extinction. So what circumstances lead to a community losing its own language? And how does this loss affect society?
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