Karaim | Languages In Danger
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Crimean or eastern, spoken in the Crimean Peninsula, considered extinct by now (although. 2009 quotes a number of 1000 Karaims living there); as well as two western Karaim varieties:. Troki/Trakai used within the Karaim communities in Lithuania and Poland, considered an endangered language according to. Łuck-Halicz / Lutsk-Halych in the past spoken in the two towns (nowadays in Ukraine), by now used by two last speakers; not transmitted to next generations. Further information and resources:. The Assosia...
The sounds of language | Languages In Danger
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Different sounds, different manner of articulation. Strange sounds of strange languages. Archiving and reconstructing sound systems. How to transcribe sounds of a language? Less widely used languages and technology. References and further reading. Different languages, different sounds. It is often said that languages differ by sound or melody. What does this mean? Different sounds, different manner of articulation. The vocal tract cross section. Strange sounds of strange languages. Laryngealization can b...