If you know one, which one? What are some dying/dead languages that you have read about, or have a link to a study of them on?
2006-07-20 14:28:58 · 42 answers · asked by Mira Bella 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Basque (not dying, but endangered)! It's just a cool language in the fact that no one really knows where it comes from.
A dead language... Pali because I'm Theravada Buddhist.
2006-07-20 18:35:23 · answer #1 · answered by Lao Polyglot 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Globalization is causing the death of most of the world's languages.
No sure why you would want to learn one but if you want to help save some, I guess you should. I know Latin and some Greek but Greek is alive and well as far as I'm concerned. But other than that, there are many many languages spoken by formerly isolated populations that are disappearing fast. Obviously they can't compare with Latin in the category of preserved written works, but perhaps one may find a gem for the future in one.
2006-07-20 14:54:00 · answer #2 · answered by Nerdly Stud 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am familiar with the Traditional Appalachian language from growing up in the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia, though I would like to be more fluent.
Here is a link to a group that studies the Appalachian language: http://www.lowlands-l.net/appalachian.php
2006-07-20 17:28:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I learned Latin in college. I found it very useful, it helped a lot with learning other languages. It was interesting to learn it too, it's a nice language.
If I were to learn another dead language I'd probably choose ancient Greek.
2006-07-21 02:29:32 · answer #4 · answered by undir 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scottish Gaelic is a dying language... a lot of people at home in Cape Breton used to use it, but were forced to learn English in school and were often punished for speaking Gaelic. Now none of the younger generations speak it, which is a shame. But I'd love to learn... at least how to sing in Gaelic.
2006-07-21 01:27:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ancient Greek. I'd like to read the philosphers and plays in the original language. This is also the original language of the New Testament, and I'd like to read that without all the spin that's been twisted into it by clerics with their own secret agendae.
2006-07-20 14:32:44 · answer #6 · answered by urbancoyote 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had to study Ancient Greek in college.
I would love to learn a Native American language.
2006-07-20 17:00:57 · answer #7 · answered by Logos24 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
eastern - i like anime and their songs French - i choose to tease women (basically kidding) Spanish - i choose to be Zorro. Fiesta! Latin - Oh yeah! Veni Vedi Vinci ! Russian - considering you reported so and Shannon knows German - sense problematic. and to flirt Shannon (kidding back) Sanskrit - i'm a Vajra Buddhist Tamil - So i understand what my Indian countryman is speaking approximately chinese language Hakka - My late grandma's dialect, could have study that. i choose to examine suggestions speaking certainly. communicate to all life varieties.
2016-10-08 03:40:59 · answer #8 · answered by oberlander 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A thousand year old language and even longer I guess it will not die anytime soon!
Well anyhow I am dying to learn mandarin (Chinese).so I can understand what my wife has so much to say about to her friends :)
2006-07-20 14:41:44 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know Latin yet, but I'm starting to learn it next year. It's going to be really interesting. :)
If you want to learn a language and there's no one else to teach you, you can probably get a language tutor on tutorvista,
2006-07-20 19:16:21 · answer #10 · answered by belleswan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋