When a language is severely endangered, uh, and really existingas sort of a linguistic...
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When a language is severely endangered, uh, and really existingas sort of a linguistic memory, sometimes it's a bit of an excavation. So, we might have to do some... -sort of digging.-Yeah. - Metaphorically, right?-Yeah. Yeah. Let's-- let's start with just the body. So, how do you say this in Enusi? Um... -Uru.-Uru. Uru. With the-- with the... -Uru? Uru?-Yeah. Yeah. Eyes? -Mata.- Mata. So, you startwith very simple words, words for things in the environmentthat everyone has. How would you say beach? Uh
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When a language is severely endangered
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uh and really existing as sort of a linguistic memory
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sometimes it's a bit of an excavation
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So we might have to do some
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sort of digging Yeah
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Mary Metaphorically right Yeah Yeah
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Let's let's start with just the body
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So how do you say this in Enusi
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Um
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Uru Uru Uru
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With the with the rolling R
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Uru Uru Yeah Yeah
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Mary Eyes
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Mata Mary Mata
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Mary So you start with very simple words
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words for things in the environment that everyone has
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How would you say beach
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Inspired by his late mentor, Will Smith spends 100 days facing extreme challenges, venturing from pole to pole with scientists, explorers and experts.
