Eyak becomes extinct

The last fluent speaker of the indigenous Alaskan language Eyak has died at 89. She was unable to pass it on to her children because languages other than English were heavily discouraged at the time they were raised. (via language log)


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Submitted by crazymonk on Wed, 01/23/2008 - 6:46pm.
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