Languages dying off around the globe
Only two people on Earth are known to speak the Ayapanec language, Manuel Segovia and Isidro Velasquez, old men of few words who are somewhat indifferent to each other’s company.
When Segovia and Velasquez pass away, their language also will go to the grave. It will mark the demise of a unique way of describing the lush landscape of southern Mexico and thinking about the world.
Ayapanec isn’t alone in its vulnerability. Some linguists say that languages are disappearing at the rate of two a month. Half of the world’s remaining 7,000 or so languages may be gone by the end of this century, pushed into disuse by English, Spanish and other dominating languages.
» via Anchorage Daily News
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Short collection of video from Libya using Sony Ericsson W995 and the C902
All before well before Feb17.
Enjoy
Thank you all for the support you have given. I ask that you continue doing so. The support I need will help cover photography equipment as well as independant coverage of Libya.
Thank you all
Taghdi
معمر يا صرصور اطلع اخطب فالميدان UK
I did some sound mixing. You can find the original video on Facebook
I recorded this last year during Ramadan @ Zawiya Street in Tripoli Libya. That would be August/September 2010. I visited a different mosque each night…Wonderful experience!
If you haven’t been to Libya, then you should definitely consider.
more posts soon! …hopefully…
Driving back from Tajura (Tripoli Libya) during last Ramadan with my friends, I was beat-boxing and my friend was singing a nasheed. I don’t know how well it works, but it’s a memory and thats what matters. Hopefully I can dig up more stuff from my visit to Libya.
Enjoy this for now!

