Re: World Lingos
| From: | SMITH,MARCUS ANTHONY <smithma@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, August 28, 2000, 20:34 |
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On Mon, 28 Aug 2000, Thomas R. Wier wrote:
> > Perhaps we can say that languages with a substantial literary
> > tradition are more readily revivld. Revival of hiterhto unwritten
> > languages is not unheard of either: Menominee, e.g.
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> But surely Menominee was not entirely extinct, right?
Lowest count I've ever read for it was 7 speakers, back in the late 70s.
I had assumed it was dead by now, but I guess that isn't the case?
Marcus