The Dark Shadow Shrine

embrace the darkness; that you may see the light nestled within it......

Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Last of the native Manchu speakers

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I marked two scripts on the below qn recently....this article yielded another interesting point regarding the reservations govt have in reviving minority language....
there is the fear that in doing so, you are reviving their identity, and this might precipitate a separatist movement, leading to political instability......
Once they are into their own language, they may see themselves as different from the majority and hence want to assert their independence and break off from the group.


Qn:      Is there any value in preserving minority languages in the world? (Cam. 2012)