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
crying.
Oh my God. I want it.
I will always reblog this because it is the cutest thing ever.
I think I just peed and cried and awwed and squealed and giggled and fainted all at the same time at this… that last one.. oh. my. gosh….that and the second one… he’s like “Dis ish mah bess frand”
o jeez just let me make captions for all of them: ahem:
first gif: “I has my goggy now whaddafuq is goin on?”
second gif: “dis is MY goggy”
third gif: “Goggy, is it over?”
last one: “I made it goggy! Yay! dafuq is that?”
(Source: swaggazzz)
deny-me-and-be-doomed:castleoflions:
This was a card at Target.
I laughed for fucking ever.
omg this is the best card ever!
Ask me a question! I dare ya! C:
