Section 2
- S2 :
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Can you give more examples/of endangered
languages?
- L :
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Sure.
Tsimshian is an example from Canada.
It is a language/which one of the indigenous peoples speak.
This language has a word “ts’iwox .”
It means/to eat snacks/before
going to bed.
- S2 :
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That sounds fun!
- L :
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Traditionally,/Tsimshian people live by fishing/and have an early
dinner.
After dinner,/they often talk/with their family or friends/until late.
When they become hungry,/they eat snacks,/including seafood.
- S2 :
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I see.
How many speakers are there?
- L :
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Only about 100 speakers remain/because many Tsimshian people use English/instead of their own language.
This shows/major languages influence
speakers/of minority languages.