minus-squareCurlyWurlies4All@slrpnk.nettoSolarpunk@slrpnk.net•the languages of solarpunklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoInstead of fighting to invent new languages we should fight to preserve indigenous languages. When an indigenous language disappears so does often the knowledge that it was used to describe: Medicinal knowledge vanishes as Indigenous languages die - Science.org With over 40 languages disappearing every day, learning local dialects can help create loan words that broadens our understanding of the world. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/16/linguists-language-culture-loss-end-of-century-sea-levels-rise linkfedilink
Instead of fighting to invent new languages we should fight to preserve indigenous languages.
When an indigenous language disappears so does often the knowledge that it was used to describe:
Medicinal knowledge vanishes as Indigenous languages die - Science.org
With over 40 languages disappearing every day, learning local dialects can help create loan words that broadens our understanding of the world.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/16/linguists-language-culture-loss-end-of-century-sea-levels-rise