Lexicon Valley

New Life for Dying Languages

The Language Conservancy’s Wil Meya discusses the effort to revive Native American languages.

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The Language Conservancy is dedicated to protecting endangered Native American languages. John McWhorter talks with CEO Wil Meya about how the organization fights language loss.

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