"Nobody will understand this text!"
On #MotherLanguageDay, DHIBRA, a network monitoring minority languages rights in 🇹🇷 released a statement refering to the extinction of Ubykh, a Caucasian language whose last native speaker, Tevfik Esenç, passed away in 1992. [THREAD]
On #MotherLanguageDay, DHIBRA, a network monitoring minority languages rights in 🇹🇷 released a statement refering to the extinction of Ubykh, a Caucasian language whose last native speaker, Tevfik Esenç, passed away in 1992. [THREAD]
For further information about the statement that was released by DHIBRA and the signatories, @kepenekevrimm reported in English for BIANET bianet.org/english/human-…
Members include newspapers, book publishers and associations such as @AGOSgazetesi, @aramyandernek, @arasyayincilik, @avestayayin, @avlaremoz, @gazetesabro @NorZartonk @istospoli @lazkultur @KAFFED @peywendkitab @Rumvader @JinepsGazetesi @ibesikcivakfi @ybozgurluk @dergi_mizage
According to UNESCO, 🇹🇷 is home to 15 endangered languages, ranging from "vulnerable" to "critically endangered": Zazaki, Abkhaz, Adyge, Kabard-Cherkes, Abaza, Homshetsma, Laz, Pontus Greek, Romani, Suret, Western Armenian, Gagavuz, Assyrian, Ladino and Hértevin.
Each of these languages would probably deserve a separate thread but if you are curious about some of the challenges regarding education in languages other than Turkish, here are some interesting testimonies also collected by @bianet_eng:
bianet.org/english/freedo…
bianet.org/english/freedo…
Unfortunately it looks like the online version of UNESCO's Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger' is not working properly. For alternative resources you can check out @_ELProject's map and website:
endangeredlanguages.com
endangeredlanguages.com
Oh and if you want to learn more about the life and death of Ubykh, don't miss on this excellent thread by @incunabula:
