#khonsay

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FROM THE VAULT! Khonsay: Poem of Many Tongues - "Threat"

There are 6,500 languages spoken in the world. By the end of this century more than half will disappear. Khonsay: Poem of Many Tongues is a tribute and call to action for linguistic diversity. Each line comes from a different treasure or minority language. 48 speakers each speak in their mother tongues, as line by line, language by language, the poem is created. Want captions on all videos? Multilingual subtitles? A nationwide Button tour? Check us out on Patreon!

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Our destiny is not to have an unfortunate end.

FROM THE VAULT! Khonsay: Poem of Many Tongues

There are 6,500 languages spoken in the world. By the end of this century more than half will disappear. Khonsay: Poem of Many Tongues is a tribute and call to action for linguistic diversity. Each line comes from a different treasure or minority language. 48 speakers each speak in their mother tongues, as line by line, language by language, the poem is created. HELP SUPPORT BUTTON POETRY.

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I am the tongue in the kidnapper’s sack.

Khonsay: Poem of Many Tongues - "Threat"

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Our destiny is not to have an unfortunate end.

Khonsay: Poem of Many Tongues - "Threat"

An excerpt from Khonsay: Poem of Many Tongues. Check out the full poem here.

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I'm dug in on Khonsay, each line is from an endangered/minority language. It will be the back wall of the stage at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival June 26-July 7. Here's a whole poem in two Navajo lines from Rex Lee Jim: ni eiya yaah ni   Which he translates: you you are awe is yours   Which I translate: single look sky ground you breathe Universe Here's Rex himself to explain why (this poem is discussed at 2:00).