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Author: Rosalyn R. LaPier

Loss of Indigenous Langues Limits Our Insights from Nature Erraticus Image by Andrew James
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Loss of Indigenous Languages Limits Our Insights from Nature

October 12, 2018May 19, 2021 4 min read Rosalyn R. LaPier Environmentalism, Language

Language loss can be considered as extreme as the extinction of a plant or an animal—regarding indigenous languages in particular.

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