#ayapaneco

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why I love studying languages

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Friday Fact

In Mexico, Ayapaneco is in danger of dying out, because its two remaining speakers refuse to talk to each other.

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Sesenta y ocho voces

El viento- Shaagua

Basado en un cuento zoque-ayapaneco de tradición oral.

 En aquel tiempo, había un hombre borracho que se caía por donde iba.

A veces, hasta se metía en las casas. Un día entro en un sembradío y barrio con toda la milpa. Siguió y tiro todo lo que encontró: arboles, casas y todo lo que estaba sembrado. En ese tiempo lo nombraron como un trabajador en este mundo.

Entonces ese borracho se volvió el mismo viento. Por tal razón, ahora vemos que el viento va por donde quiera, igual que aquel borracho que iba destrozando todo lo que encontraba

Desde aquel momento, ese borracho es el viento que sentimos ahora.

 Lengua: Zoque-ayapaneco, Tabasco

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Manuel Segovia and Isidro Velazquez put their decade long aside to work and save their language. However it is reported they communicate outside of their school.... One researcher observed it might actually because they have different accents. 

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“Ayapaneco” - atOlla.

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M&TC:

A centuries old language that was close to extinction has been saved after the last two speakers decided to end a feud that has lasted decades. Manuel Segovia, 78, and Isidro Velazquez, 72, stopped speaking to each other after a disagreement and it was feared that Ayapaneco could die out. Ayapaneco is spoken at Ayapa, a village six miles east of Comalcalco, in Tabasco, Mexico.

Now, a programme developed by mobile giant Vodafone looks set to save Ayapaneco for future generations. Vodafone Firsts is an initiative developed by the telecommunication giants to allow people to do something that they had never done before.

Read more here

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Ayapaneco by atOlla. http://bit.ly/1KsFNwB