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February 19, 2009

YOUNG VOICES

Do You Speak Kashaya?
by Staff


 

Of course you don't speak Kashaya. That's because the dying language found on the California coast near the mouth of the Russian River is one of nearly 2,500 worldwide languages that UNESCO has classified as endangered or extinct (out of more than 6,000 total world languages).

UNESCO created an interactive atlas of the world's endangered languages. 192 of those languages are in the United States. As with endangered species lists, the atlas seeks to inform policy-makers, communities and authorities of languages that need to be targeted for preservation.

And if you are one of the 24 people still speaking Kashaya, please let us know.

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Published February 19, 2009

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