Section 2
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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!//
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Traditionally,/
Tsimshian people live by fishing/ After dinner,/and have an early dinner.// they often talk/ When they become hungry,/with their family or friends/ until late.// 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/ This shows/instead of their own language.// major languages influence speakers/ of minority languages.//