A language that was declared to be extinct seven decades ago may be making a return. Ckunsa was the primary language of one of Chile's Indigenous peoples. As John Bartlett reports, today's speakers ...

SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA, Chile -The dusty main street through San Pedro de Atacama, a tiny town of adobe bricks and whitewashed plaster in Chile’s Atacama Desert, is a whirl of billowing linen shirts, ...

Oxford University English Language Professor Suzanne Romaine emphasized the importance of preserving endangered languages in a speech Thursday evening at the Leavey Conference Center. “We should think ...

In the past year, you’ve probably stumbled upon the words “endangered” or “extinct” in the news, most likely in reference to some species at risk. While these extinctions are a concern to keep in mind ...

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One of Chile's indigenous peoples is working to revive their primary language, which was declared extinct decades ago. In Chile, a once-extinct language is coming back to life SCOTT SIMON, HOST: A ...