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Feud endangers language
The language of Zoque may die because two men in the Tabasco region of Mexico refuse to speak to each other.
In 1960, according to a Mexican Government survey, there were 367 speakers of Zoque from Tabasco. In the early 1970s, linguists could only find 40 people who spoke the language.
And now there are apparently only two: grumpy old men.
Meanwhile, The Washington Post reports on a team of scientists traveling the world to document endangered languages. (SUZANNE)
Tags: endangered languages, language, mexico
December 14, 2007
