Read the post “Endangered languages as the next cool lingo?” about Huilliche (huh) texting on the Languages of the World blog.
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5 July 2011Texting and rapping in endangered languages
2 July 2011According to “Hip-hop, texting may help save world’s languages” on the Miami Herald website, teenagers who love to send text messages by mobile phone are doing so in endangered languages, giving renewed hope for revitalization. Languages cited include:
- Kapampangan (pam) in the Philippines,
- Huave in Mexico:
In addition, hip-hop music has become a vehicle for expression in endangered languages, including:
See “Huilliche hip-hop song 1” and “hip-hop in Aka – Songe Nimasow” on the Enduring Voices channel of YouTube for two rap songs.