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Language Matters with Bob Holman


What do we lose when a language dies‌ What does it take to save a language‌ Poet Bob Holman travels to a remote island off the coast of Australia to visit aboriginal people who speak 10 different languages; Wales, where Welsh is making a comeback; and Hawaii, where Hawaiians are fighting to preserve their native tongue. Among those featured are Pele Harmon, Kauanoe Kamana, Larry Kimura, Kepa Maly, W.S. Merwin, Lolena Nicholas, Puakea Nogelmeier, Keali‘i Reichel and Kau‘i Sai-Dudoit.