Saving Languages From Extinction

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Re: 13.2 Saving Languages From Extinction

by Muhammad asif s/d/o Allah din - Wednesday, 8 July 2020, 2:02 PM

IN this video I have gain the main away to save the languages from extinction .
languages can be safe if theirs records is available and works in written shape of a language .
if the last speaker of a language dies other can learn this from existing materials ,books and history ,and also in this video the man is collecting the information from the languages knowing people.
to preserve languages works on writing and publishing about the language and history ,way of speaking are essential.
speaking habitually of new generation to know customs and rules of language can preserve language from extinction.
Parrault said ..''their disappearance is a lost to humanity ,scholarship and science''.

Re: 13.2 Saving Languages From Extinction

by Palwasha Khan Jogezai - Friday, 10 July 2020, 6:54 AM

Excellent! I couldn't agree more, humanity, scholarship & science is at loss with their disappearance.

Have you looked more into the project of language preservation, specifically the one discussed in the video? What plans you have to contribute to your language preservation?

Re: 13.2 Saving Languages From Extinction

by Muhammad asif s/d/o Allah din - Saturday, 11 July 2020, 12:03 PM

thank you ma'am for asking question .
the plans used to preserve languages,according to video .
creating records of every language from theirs native speakers.it will be helpful for us to preserve a language .specially when native speakers pass away then where would be material to bring back that language,therefore wikitongues has recorded 435 languages from 70 countries .
printing resources should be made of every language are essential to preserve languages.and there should be teaching and talking languages classes ,these are an excellent ways to keep languages alive .
using digital and social media outlets to preserve languages is also must.

Re: 13.2 Saving Languages From Extinction

by Palwasha Khan Jogezai - Thursday, 16 July 2020, 6:28 AM

I totally agree that indigenous languages should be taught in classes. thank you for sharing your valuable suggestions!

Re: 13.2 Saving Languages From Extinction

by Fiza Mengal s/d/o Jaffer khan Mengal - Wednesday, 8 July 2020, 4:21 PM

Basically there are many languages that are endangered or getting disappeared and it's a bad thing.we can prevent it from extintion like Language preservation is the effort to prevent languages from becoming unknown. A language is at risk of being lost when it no longer is taught to younger generations, to speak the language as they grow, so they will then teach their children the language as well. In many cases, this option is nearly impossible. There are often many factors that endanger a language, and it is impossible to control each of these factors to ensure its survival.
The Internet is also an option it can be used to raise awareness about the issues of language extinction and language preservation. It can be used to translate, catalog, store, and provide information and access to languages.

Re: 13.2 Saving Languages From Extinction

by Muhammad asif s/d/o Allah din - Wednesday, 8 July 2020, 4:43 PM

How can we preserve our languages through internet?
Example?

Re: 13.2 Saving Languages From Extinction

by Fiza Mengal s/d/o Jaffer khan Mengal - Wednesday, 8 July 2020, 5:16 PM

Well like creating recorded and printed resources. Recorded and printed documentation are essential for preserving languages sound and context.

Re: 13.2 Saving Languages From Extinction

by Abdul sattar s/d/o Rafiullah khan - Thursday, 9 July 2020, 8:31 PM

Well done fizza you have added very informative points ... very impressive reply

Re: 13.2 Saving Languages From Extinction

by Palwasha Khan Jogezai - Friday, 10 July 2020, 6:49 AM

I totally agree, Fiza, we cannot control each factor.

I found your idea of raising awareness through internet fascinating.
Can you tell us more? What plans you can think of to raise awareness about language endangerment?

Re: 13.2 Saving Languages From Extinction

by Shahzaib Umar s/o Muhammad Umar - Wednesday, 8 July 2020, 4:42 PM

This great attempt of DANIEL BOGRE UDELL (co-founder and director, Wikitongs),along with hundreds of volunteers, to save endangered languages, world histories, cultures, the people's recognition by archiving every single detail, and going to the ends of the earth to record these languages to let their future generations revive them, deserves veneration no end.

References as to ''THE PRESERVATION OF ENDANGERED LANGUAGES''

As per thoughts of K.David Harrison(a linguist, author, anthropologist, filmmaker and activist for the documentation and preservation of endangered languages), Language gives us insight into history, culture and other brain functions. It must be saved from extinction. Because we wouldn't really be called humans without language diversity. It can be preserved through digital resources. Such as 'TAKING DICTIONARIES'
Mandana Seyfeddinipur( Director of ELDP ENDANGERED LANGUAGES DOCUMENTATION PROGRAMME ) insists that "half of the 7000 World's languages are endangered on account of globalization and urbanization. Due to which people give up their languages and their traditional ways of life.According to her, languages can be saved from extinction, if they are digitally archived.
According to SIR NOAM CHOMSKY( the father of modern linguistics) " Our only hope, to save us from the total disaster of language extinction, is the indigenous people.

Re: 13.2 Saving Languages From Extinction

by Palwasha Khan Jogezai - Friday, 10 July 2020, 6:44 AM

When language dies, the knowledge, those people possessed, die with them.

There are actually Masters level degree programs at top universities where indigenous languages, specifically Native American, preservation is taught.

Re: 13.2 Saving Languages From Extinction

by Shahzaib Umar s/o Muhammad Umar - Saturday, 11 July 2020, 12:26 AM

An eternal 'THANKS' Ma'am for the impartation of such worthy information.

(Wanted to ask)

Have such activities and classes been conducted hitherto in Pakistan for the sake of language preservation?

Re: 13.2 Saving Languages From Extinction

by Palwasha Khan Jogezai - Saturday, 11 July 2020, 12:27 PM

Yes, there are. However, I would like you to look them up and share with us here.

Re: 13.2 Saving Languages From Extinction

by Meraj Ud Din s/d/o Ghulam Haider - Wednesday, 15 July 2020, 2:13 PM

Dear ShahZaib Umar...,

Would you please explain these lines of SIR NOAM CHOMSKY.

" Our only hope, to save us from the total disaster of language extinction, is the indigenous people".

Re: 13.2 Saving Languages From Extinction

by Shahzaib Umar s/o Muhammad Umar - Saturday, 25 July 2020, 9:45 PM

Yeah, sure. Why not.
What Sir Noam Chomsky meant by this unequivocal statement, was " A language never dies, if natives to its origin are loyal to it".

Re: 13.2 Saving Languages From Extinction

by Syed Maqbool Ahmed s/d/o Syed hazrat Ali - Wednesday, 8 July 2020, 5:00 PM

Well in my opinion is think we should save the language extinction.Endangered languages, much like endangered species of plants or animals, are on the brink of extinction.A language is considered nearly extinct when it is spoken by only a few elderly native speakers. Like if they don't speak it or get any interest out of it it will nearly become extint we can save it in the form of inter net or written documents etc.

Re: 13.2 Saving Languages From Extinction

by Palwasha Khan Jogezai - Friday, 10 July 2020, 6:39 AM

That's right! We can document it. Do you know of any project in Balochistan where language is preserved?

Re: 13.2 Saving Languages From Extinction

by Janat khan s/d/o Abdul Wahid - Monday, 20 July 2020, 5:16 PM

Well , Sayed Maqbool Ahmad
Here, I am totally agree with you that you wrote a language may die when the parents ignore to interact in their native language with their children.
But, can you please throw a light on these lines written by you in the following?
"Endangered language much like endangered species of plants and animals, are on the brink of extinction"" here I got confused please explain...

Re: 13.2 Saving Languages From Extinction

by Abdul sattar s/d/o Rafiullah khan - Thursday, 9 July 2020, 12:29 AM

My main take aways from this lesson , that how we can save the language from extinction. The video is completely based the top techniques through which the dead languages can revive again by future builders on condition that if they want .

1,,, (Writing Materials)
Like,,,,
BOOKS /WORKS ( books plays imminent role saving the language from extinction)
If we take the exemple of Old English, we will come to know how English language was saved . In middle ages when the Normans conquered the England so they banned English and made French as official language. The English then turned to be the language of third class families but the manuscripts and writing materials of Anglo Saxon and Geoffrey Chucer revived the English again . After Chaucer era English again raised and writers started writing. They enlightened every aspect and topic of life in their works .
Newspaper , magazine ,folklore literature, lyrics of any song etc all things come in Writing materials.

English is now an international language due to these rich contributions of English writers . In England it is a mother toungue but the countries which were the colonies of England , use English as second language or official language.

So the Theme of this Take away is that writing materials plays key role reviving or saving the language from extinction.

2,,,, (Net Facility/ Contribution)

This is one of the best technique and safe step to save language from extinction. For example if we upload the documentation , manuscripts and main works of our language on Net so this would help our upcoming generation to see their language in pure form on Net. Net would also disclose your language to all globalised world and inform the remote masses about your native toungue.

Extra Information ( the same steps or now going to be taken for pashto in our area by writers like Qader Mujrim , Munir Buniri , Att-u-Rehaman attai, Aziz Ullah and many more who are serving to save it (Pashto) from extinction in coming decades)

(ACCORDING TO MY RESEARCH)

These two are main and only resources to save any language from extinction.

Re: 13.2 Saving Languages From Extinction

by Palwasha Khan Jogezai - Friday, 10 July 2020, 6:38 AM

Brilliant points raised! I found it fascinating to know that the people you have mentioned are taking steps to preserve Pashto. Tell us more about it.

Re: 13.2 Saving Languages From Extinction

by Abdul sattar s/d/o Rafiullah khan - Tuesday, 14 July 2020, 12:22 AM

Thank you so much Ma'am....

Sorry for late answer but I was busy in research to collect data about the writers and their works in order to preserve pashto .

The well known writers who contributed much to preserve the pashto language from extinction.

1,,, Abdullah Didar Karar::: The writer who has written 500 pashto proverbs in his book ( Pashto Matalona) . The purpose of this book was to save the pashto proverbs from disappearance.

2,,,, Muhammad Din Zwak :: A Pashtun writer who has published 2500 proverbs in his own book.

3,,, Qadir Mujrim ::: The most eminent and prominent writer of pashto. who contributed much works respectively in order to preserve and make the pashto as powerful language for upcoming generations.He has published worthy and notable novels in pashto language like ( Math wazery ,, Loya lar da sok ba rasy ,, Zwandon ow Omedona ,, Hum da Asar ,, Da sy ya waly wakral ,, Bakhthialy ) all are the most popular and masterpieces of Qader Mujrim Sab . Two new novel are going to be published in coming months.

3,,, Jamal Nasir Jamal :: The most legendary writer of pashto language who has published round about 6 books by name of ( Ghazliat-e-Jamal ) by different names . According to Sir Jamal the published work aims to serve and preserve pashto which is our mother toungue.

4,,, Aziz Ahmed Aziz :: Aziz Ahmed Aziz has done Mphil in pashto and read the whole writer and background of pashto language. He has published two works which has recorded a name in all Pashtun areas . He has earned big name in pashto poetry and politics. The writers of pashto calls him (Dervash Durani ) due to his highness and worthy contribution to Pashto . 1 (Badloon) ,, 2 (Raney Oshki ) on the other hand He has written hundreds of odds ( Ghazliath) in pashto language.

5,,, Rahat Zakhely ,,,
The prominent writer of pashto pashto who has introduced Novel to Pashto language. Novel ( Da Ishq Natheja) ... His contribution has played imminent role in order to preserve and enrich the pashto language.

6 ,,, Abdul Akber Khan ; The notable writer who imitated drama from English and introduced it in pashto language.. His contributions to hike and strong the position of pashto as the other higher and most speaking languages has . His firs drama written and then performed on stage by name of ( Dray Yatheman ) . He use the word mother for pashto language in his articles ,,, ( According to Pashto Professors)...

Many more writers are still undisclosed,,, who contributed much and saved pashto from extinction and made it as a powerful and effective language for other speakers . Even the English nattives had learnt pashto due to the masterpieces and deep philosophical works of writers. English natives are quite impressed the legendaries of pashto language like ( Rahman Baba , Ghani Khan, Hamid Baba , Khushal Khan Khattak and Dervash Durrant etc....

Re: 13.2 Saving Languages From Extinction

by Abdul sattar s/d/o Rafiullah khan - Tuesday, 14 July 2020, 4:51 AM

Ma'am,,,

I have done much research about this topic,,,, here I have just explained 7 writers who worked for pashto but 20 most eminent writers are still remaining who handed over much services to preserve pashto....
I am still busy in research I will disclose all remaining imminent 20 writers over here soon ... inshaùllah

Re: 13.2 Saving Languages From Extinction

by Palwasha Khan Jogezai - Tuesday, 14 July 2020, 7:33 PM

That's absolutely alright, replying late is understandable in your case as you were busy in collecting information.

Thank you for sharing your knowledge! Keep up the amazing work!

Re: 13.2 Saving Languages From Extinction

by Meraj Ud Din s/d/o Ghulam Haider - Wednesday, 15 July 2020, 2:35 PM

Dear Abdul Sattar, I am personally not agree and accepting your first take away, because it was not the "writing materials of Anglo Saxon and Geoffrey Chucer that revived the English again" (cpied from Abdul Sattar's reply). Actually it was PRINTING PRESS (inventor Johannes Gutenberg) and RENAISSANCE MOVEMENT that revived English language again.

Now you have to impress me with proof that it was writing materials of Anglo-Saxon and Geoffery Chucer's that revived the English language again. Otherewise you have to accept your mistake.

Re: 13.2 Saving Languages From Extinction

by Palwasha Khan Jogezai - Thursday, 16 July 2020, 6:23 AM

Meraj you are talking about much later period. There are many times when rebirth of English took place. You would find David Crystal work on "History of English" helpful.

Your message gives impression as if you are yelling! Work on font size and keep font style consistent.

Re: 13.2 Saving Languages From Extinction

by Meraj Ud Din s/d/o Ghulam Haider - Thursday, 16 July 2020, 11:48 AM

Ok Ma'am....

And thanks for the clarification....

Re: 13.2 Saving Languages From Extinction

by Meraj Ud Din s/d/o Ghulam Haider - Wednesday, 15 July 2020, 2:36 PM

Now you have to impress me with proof that it was writing materials of Anglo-Saxon and Geoffery Chucer's that revived the English language again. Otherewise you have to accept your mistake.

Re: 13.2 Saving Languages From Extinction

by Abdul sattar s/d/o Rafiullah khan - Sunday, 19 July 2020, 2:13 AM

Good question Dear Meraj ,,,,

When the time of Chaucer age started in Mid ages English language was mostly forgotten by masses and higher class families . At that English was just considered as dead language but by the virtue of Geoffrey Chaucer, William Lang land and John Gower English language revived , that's why Chaucer is considered as the father of English literature. The works Chaucer, William, and Gower revived the English again .

Re: 13.2 Saving Languages From Extinction

by Meraj Ud Din s/d/o Ghulam Haider - Wednesday, 15 July 2020, 2:37 PM

Now you have to impress me with proof that it was writing materials of Anglo-Saxon and Geoffery Chucer's that revived the English language again. Otherewise you have to accept your mistake.

Re: 13.2 Saving Languages From Extinction

by Abdul sattar s/d/o Rafiullah khan - Sunday, 19 July 2020, 2:15 AM

Printing press is not the reason which revived the English language,,
According to my research and the arguments of Literary critics ...

I hope now you are clarified.

Re: 13.2 Saving Languages From Extinction

by Hikmat ullah s/d/o Sher Mohammad - Friday, 10 July 2020, 12:58 PM

How languages are saved from extinction ?
After watching this amazing and interesting video of Daniel Bogreudell , we are able of how languages are saved from extinction .
Well ! Languages can be save by publishing them in the form of books , magazine , and many more . We can preserve language through recordings . If we record language will be more better for next generation. Because if they were unable to speak . Similarly by publishing of language in the form of books , can preserve history of our ancestors. Through language writing we can also preserve our culture , civilization , habits and living resources.
But now a days in Pakistan we are unable to preserve our common language Urdu . Because of forigen languages which are Spoken in Pakistan such as English. Urdu language is being mixed with English language . Most of words of English language is used in Urdu language. Similarly other languages in Pakistan such Pastho , Balochi , Sarayiki , Sindhi as well as Punjabi are being mixed with Urdu language and as well as English language.

Re: 13.2 Saving Languages From Extinction

by Palwasha Khan Jogezai - Thursday, 16 July 2020, 6:26 AM

Absolutely right! However, in Pakistan there is Center for Language Engineering (CLE) at University of Engineering and Technology (UET) Lahore (www.cle.org.pk) where linguists and computer scientists are working on Urdu and many other regional languages.

Re: 13.2 Saving Languages From Extinction

by Janat khan s/d/o Abdul Wahid - Saturday, 11 July 2020, 4:22 PM

Q=How to save a language from extinction?
Answer:
The video which is dedicated by "Daniel Bogre" is based on the preservation of a language.There are different ideas about best ways to save a language of which the most notable one is, the elders should teach the native languages to the newborns and make it a part of their routine life to interact, so that they may transmit such a language to the new comers.
Secondly, written manuscripts texts, and documents are playing a significant role to make a language alive and impressive forever.Written materials reflects their memorial regards and signs to the readers.
For example: the manuscript which put a new life in English literature and language is "Beowulf".It is considered the backbone for raising and development for the world of English, and due it's mobility and leadership, English occupied the highest position in history.By saying this,we can know the importance and power of written records .
Thirdly, nowadays the internet is the tremendous way to preserve a language through recordings, videos and written documents about the native literatures and linguistics of any languages in the world. New technologies have brought a great revolution making a systems for saving the spoken Data in to It, and whenever someone wanted to see, listen that can find it in a easy way. The very information in any forms can remain in all the eras in internet to survive in a protected way. So, with such facilities of internet, there is less chance to vanish a language from it's existence.saving languages means saving cultures and costoms for a society.

Re: 13.2 Saving Languages From Extinction

by Palwasha Khan Jogezai - Thursday, 16 July 2020, 6:33 AM

Brilliant work! You have raised excellent points! Yes, teaching native language is responsibility of elders. There are many times when elders in family don't teach indigenous language to their children, because they don't want to influence their English/Urdu accent. How do we help those kids preserve their language?

Re: 13.2 Saving Languages From Extinction

by Razarabbani s/d/o Fazel Mohammad - Saturday, 11 July 2020, 6:33 PM

In this vedio I have gain to save language form exctinctiom
I think the best possible way to prevent the language Extinction it actually speaks the language to pass your children.to writte and publish the language.Then to make moviyand to write some in the language.then the native speaker must respect and valve their native language so that they speak and teach to their children.with out that no one can save the language.The native speaker really want to maintain their language and majority must them to help them .So I don't even want to start analysing that and I am not qualified do that either.

Re: 13.2 Saving Languages From Extinction

by Palwasha Khan Jogezai - Thursday, 16 July 2020, 6:40 AM

Brilliant! I couldn't agree more, native speakers need to value and respect their language and teach. You are a language researcher, so you are free to analyze these things. Don't underestimate your power! Keep up the amazing work and keep sharing your thoughts!

Re: 13.2 Saving Languages From Extinction

by Meraj Ud Din s/d/o Ghulam Haider - Wednesday, 15 July 2020, 1:02 PM

Question:

Discuss your main take away from this talk? Share at least 2 or 3 of them.

Answer:

As in the video, a speaker is saying that at least 7000 of languages are speaking in the world and about 500 of them are endanger. So, the above given video is totally based on how to save languages that are critically endangered of extinction. The man named Daniel (The co-founder and director of Wikitongues), with hundred of volunteers around the world, is trying his best to preserve languages that are already endanger of extinction.

The main take aways or the key messages which I learned from this video are as following;

Firstly, as like Mr. Daniel gathered some active members of different languages which are endangered (For Example: Tunica, Locano, Aru, etc ) and make their video in which the speakers talked about their culture, history, etc. This method is very easy and beneficial to keep alive an endangered language from extinction.

Secondly, According to Daniel, “Wikitongues has recorded over 435 languages from over 70 countries”. So, If the last native speakers of these 435 languages died and become a dead languages, than these recorded materials can help us to brought back that languages from dead. For example; Hebrew is ones become a dead language but with the help of its written manuscripts or book it become an alive language again.

Re: 13.2 Saving Languages From Extinction

by Muhammad asif s/d/o Allah din - Saturday, 18 July 2020, 5:30 PM

Dear Meraj
Like ,Developed ,well to do and having advance facility countries peoples are saving their instinctive languages with different methods.
But what we people should do for this because our languages are in dangerous in coming centuries ?

Re: 13.2 Saving Languages From Extinction

by Meraj Ud Din s/d/o Ghulam Haider - Wednesday, 15 July 2020, 1:05 PM

Question:

Discuss your main take away from this talk? Share at least 2 or 3 of them.

Answer:

The main take aways or the key messages which I learned from this video are as following;

Re: 13.2 Saving Languages From Extinction

by Palwasha Khan Jogezai - Thursday, 16 July 2020, 6:36 AM

Excellent! That's right, Hebrew was dead language and now it has millions of speakers. However, it's not only on video that we can rely on. There are many other methods that helped Hebrew being brought back to life. What other ways can you think of to bring back language to life, if your native language dies?

Re: 13.2 Saving Languages From Extinction

by Tanveer Ahmed s/d/o Haji Shair Dill khan - Thursday, 16 July 2020, 12:30 PM

May Take aways from this clip are.

●To save any Languages native speakers have to use their language with their kids and younger instead of using other languages words they have to use native language don't replace words with domaninat language's words.

●And to save any language from Extinction they should use it while writing books,magazines, and news pepars etc.

Re: 13.2 Saving Languages From Extinction

by Abdul sattar s/d/o Rafiullah khan - Thursday, 16 July 2020, 5:05 PM

Well done Tanveer ,,

Completely agree with your take aways because BADESHI extincted due no interest of youths . Youths are the energetic that they are the only being can save language for coming centuries..

2nd take away is the best take away which really save language from extinction., because writing are imminent materials which helps to save language for decades and centuries even after its extinction like Hebrew language. It was revived in 1948 by the help of writing materials.

Re: 13.2 Saving Languages From Extinction

by Muhammad asif s/d/o Allah din - Saturday, 18 July 2020, 5:34 PM

Tanveer bro ,
This is also must to use other languages for learning purpose,....have you another plan instead of this?

Re: 13.2 Saving Languages From Extinction

by Abdul sattar s/d/o Rafiullah khan - Saturday, 18 July 2020, 4:34 AM

SUBMITTING REPLY ON THE BEHALF OF ( ATTA-U-REHMAN )

Main Take aways of this lesson.

A language can be save from extinction that the parents should speak and teach to their children in their native language.

An other source of saving language from extinction is that the writers of the language should be appreciated and encouraged for writing meaningful works . It also help preserving language from extinction.

An other important way to save language from extinction is to produce the daily magazines , newspapers and books . It keep the language away from the danger of extinction.

Re: 13.2 Saving Languages From Extinction

by Abdul sattar s/d/o Rafiullah khan - Monday, 20 July 2020, 4:26 AM

Replying This activity on the behalf of (Khadija) d/o (Adam Haider). Student of English literature Dept sem1.

Saving language from extinction resources....
1,,, If the natives of any language use the net and start publishing their own language books , diaries, biographies and every day or daily newspapers . It is strongly accepted on international level that this language is out of risk of extinction.

2,,,, The encouragement or Facilitating of writers regarding any field , can also save language from extinction. If the writers are allowed to write freely (what so ever they want to write) can also save language from extinction. Writers of any native language have helped and preserved the language from extinction...

3,, Write ups also helps to preserve language from extinction....

4,,,, If the families try to train their children to learn their native language, so in this case again the language is saved from extinction.

Re: 13.2 Saving Languages From Extinction

by Rasool Sayyaf s/d/o Abdul Khaliq - Monday, 27 July 2020, 10:53 PM

In the above video , i got several steps where a language can be safe from extinction .
Here are the main take aways of the video given below .

1 , Some languages have one thing in common when the last speaker dies there are the materials where the same language can be spoken with the help of its available materials .

2 , People can promote and teach the languages to the next geneartion , the future generation can revive their languages even if they go extinct .

A extinct language becomes alive when you go for its materials ,
e.g. its available books , history and written work .
You may speak that langauge again when you read about its materials .
The people can teach any language to the next generation and make that generation able to speak any language with the help of their knowledge about language .
A language will not be extinct when it is being spoken by the people again and again .