Tribe revives language on verge of extinction.
The story of a language that was recognized as dead by the United States and that survived due to the creation of a dictionary is extraordinary. From the article can be addressed several key points. The first is that one should not underestimate the power of words. Words represent the bricks that construct the immensity of a language, and to a further extent, to a culture. The tribe mentioned in the article could be mainly identified by the use of their own language which distinguished themselves from any other tribes. In other words, language constitutes an important part of their identity.
The second important point of the article, to me, is that writing is crucial and fundamental to the survival of a culture. What we know from the culture of our ancestors thousands of years ago mainly come from the manuscripts, papyrus and texts of the time. Because writings can be spread and learned more easily than oral words, that can be easily distorted, a larger amount of people can get to know more about a culture by reading its writing. That is what exactly happened to the tribes that decided to put part of what identified themselves on a piece of paper that could be shared with the world
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