R A Brown wrote:
> M.S. Soderquist wrote:
>> There really is a point-- a language isn't just a cultural artifact or
>> a tool for communication or expression or even for thought. It's a
>> badge of identity. As long as humans continue to value the things that
>> make one group different from another, different languages will have a
>> purpose and point.
>
> Exactly! Why otherwise was Hebrew revived in Israel? Why in the last
> century did enthusiasts revive Cornish etc?
>
> O bydded i'r hen iaith barhau!
>
Or perhaps "Cenedl heb iaith, cenedl heb galon".
In many ways language is one of the things that define ethnicity in a
lot of circumstances.