Preserving endangered languages: Barry Mosses at TEDxCCS

[@renasc6611]

I cannot imagine his pain. May his prayer ring true for the future of his people.

[@omarmouffok131]

Thank you, Barry Moses, for starting your speech with a few words of your wonderful Spokane/Salish language. In the past, I only knew that Spokane was the name of an American city. Now, you've introduced me to this wonderful language with a few words of it. Thank you very much!

[@omarmouffok131]

I'd like to thank you in my native African Amazigh (Berber) language: Tanemmirt ɣef usarag-a asneknay. Thanks for this interesting talk.

[@futurecaredesign]

I started to feel the tears when you talked about being seated behind your elders, but I really started to cry when you talked about your uncle. This must be among the hardest things anyone could ever go through....

[@DoctorWhoLuver100]

Spokane Salish is my Native language that I have never been able to learn because I don’t live on the reservation. I am teaching myself my language in efforts to save it..

[@firyalazeera5396]

You are the man 👍👍

[@igorszerszunowicz8049]

Best wishes

[@Zozerelli]

Trying to teach myself. I moved far away from home as a child and want to continue to carry tradition with me.

[@Zozerelli]

Coast salish tho

[@alejandroto3094]

You should teach your language, perhaps a Salish language channel.

[@finapatel908]

my heart was so touched by this video that I was left speechless

[@monsettaroco3481]

One of the best TEDx speeches

[@kugul1683]

Loved the TED talk. I find cultural assimilation so disappointing, because it doesn't let you connect with part of you. My Grandma's native language is Cantonese, which was never taught to my Dad because of the fear of discrimination. My Grandpa's native language is a dialect of Hessian, which was also never taught to my mother. I am currently starting to learn Cantonese, so I can learn more about the culture and am planning to record my Grandfather's Hessian dialect, so it's preserved for the future. I'd encourage anyone else in the same situation to do the same thing.

[@PetaPan88]

Thank you for this speech.

[@jadeoutsider1]

I cried so hard

[@dylanbackes9663]

5:31

[@parthaproteem8310]

Diversity of languages is a must if we want this world to look beautiful.....I'm lucky in India we have special rules for tribals in NE but in mainland part I wish same could be done for other tribes

[@cosmicdance3740]

partha proteem The major threat to Indian languages and culture is religious conversions by Christian and Islamic forces. Most major languages of India are all of Vedic origin and morphed from each other.

[@liannegordon9622]

I was studying this video for english and got emotional😂🤧

[@ninjaweretiger4273]

I'd love to learn it. I am also willing to teach others once I learn.

[@Charles-sg9zu]

I’m a second generation Cantonese native speaker. I can’t really find the exact accent that my grandparents (from my mom’s side) speak on the internet. Keep it up in protecting language 💪

[@Albanach-je1nk]

The getting rid of language Is not just in colinised countries, I am in my seventies learning my language. Scots Gaelic

[@firyalazeera5396]

I just almost cried. We all should work on it. It's a alert. At least please use your native language to communicate with your children. That's a request. Please guys. Language matters a lot.

[@elliottgyll8453]

I'm interested in working to revitalize endangered languages, does anybody have any suggestions for opportunities to pursue?

[@paulkenneally789]

I am no expert (studied Scandinavian languages), but Ethnologue is probably the best resource on languages in the world. Also,a study of a detailed map,will often give you place names in the local languages. Example,”jokk/joki” appear frequently on maps of Northern Scandinavia and denotes a river.. Sami languages. FYI Sami languages are the only non-western )indigenous languages in Europe and are endangered. Do your best and enjoy studying. Language isolates are also fascinating.

[@jramp3]

What part of the world do you live in? There are tons of ways to help, ranging from local (working with indigenous communities, e.g.) to regional/national/global (language policy, curriculum development, fundraising, etc.). In British Columbia, where I live, there are a few organizations that are actively engaged in language revitalization, like the First Peoples' Cultural Council. They are a clearing house for ideas and practices, as well as the conduit for federal and provincial grant money. In Spokane, where David Moses is from, they have the Salish School of Spokane. It's an immersion school that also works with adults, and they make their curriculum available for other communities to adapt and use. The best thing you can do though is find out the local language where you live and learn it!

[@FieldLing639]

Linguistic fieldwork and language documentation

[@kingsleyariolu1107]

Amazing!!

[@buskerTamsui]

Seems (the most) all the colonized land's NATIVE languages are disappearing slowly when those governments became the formal government. I feel the same as Barry Mosses because my native language now in danger. I am AMIS in Taiwan.

[@czas4]

I'm surfing through KZbin looking for tips on how to learn my native language (endangered Nigerian language). It's poorly documented on paper and on the internet so immersion might be the only way to learn, recently I just found out that there's a Bible in the language. It'll be very hard but I want to learn the language through phone calls and reading the Bible as I can't stay in the village for a long time even if I wanted.

[@kugul1683]

Good luck! 🍀. What language is it?

[@ashkuhlmann7432]

Where can I learn this language?

[@ninjaweretiger4273]

I'll need to have a check as well. I am sure many wouldn't mind learning it. I am Canadian from Alberta. I'm also partly First Nations or Native American. So I find it unique to learn some history.

[@powwowcritic13]

Salish language app on itunes or google

[@DoctorWhoLuver100]

Hello! I’m learning this language right now! There’s this wonderful Salish Qlispe app! There’s also a few resources I’ve found but it’s very hard to learn without hearing the language..

[@powwowcritic13]

Barry ur the man!!! Kwin xmenc

[@sisnaustinyazzie-mcdonald1282]

Our elders are pretty much gone

[@BIKASHKUMAR-gh7cz]

👍

[@jwsparkilzz]

Your story parallels strongly with the Deaf community and American Sign Language. The Deaf community is terrified that eventually ASL will become extinct due to the oppression of Hearing people and the need to "fix" Deaf people or forcing them to "assimilate" with the Hearing world. Its very sad.

[@theghostofspookwagen4715]

It is a fact though that hearing people have a much easier time getting along in today's world for what I hope are obvious reasons. If they wanna keep ASL then by all means do so, but not at the cost of keeping deafness.

[@chelsiepheenix5036]

Its barry !!!

[@jeconiasfilho7232]

Aff, tá em inglês

[@dylanbackes9663]

stuttered at 5:31

[@Yurpyurp-oe7mb]

Right because I’m sure you’re an amazing public speaker. Respectfully go back to your mothers basement you mighty keyboard warrior.

[@cosmicdance3740]

The speaker should look at his name which itself is western and does not signify his culture. How can he expect to protect his culture if he does not preserve their native name and religion.

[@nancyvaldivia8089]

He does have a name in his language. must you foriegns want the core too and are so nosy nosy nosy .it is for y'all not to know.

[@Yurpyurp-oe7mb]

First of all don’t know why I’m even bothering typing this as it is an old video and, most likely won’t be seen but, as Nancy said he does have a native name and uses it quite often I’m literally his nephew… I suppose you just don’t know the meaning of assimilation?

[@blyat2656]

@@Yurpyurp-oe7mb yeah I think a lot of people that aren’t aware do not know that many people have a western name and a ethnic name. We can take Asian Americans for example who a lot of the times have a western name that’s used by his or hers friends and a Asian name that’s used by the family and relatives

[@balargus319]

Spokane will not be spokane for long lol.

[@maddiekits]

Wdym?