Sound of the Languages of Alaska (English + 21 Minority Languages)
Kelvin Davis
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Sound of the Languages of Alaska (English + 21 Minority Languages)
18 770 просмотров · 6 лет назад
Kelvin Davis
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(corrections: at 10:09, I misspelled the name "Unangax̂" as "Unagax̂", and I mistakenly used a Central Alaskan Yup'ik sound clip for the Upper Kuskokwim part; sorry about that! For an actual example of Upper Kuskokwim, check out this video: • Dinak'i Ch'its'utozre 2 )
This video showcases the languages spoken in the US state of Alaska. Most indigenous languages in Alaska belong to two language families: the Na-Dene and Eskimo-Aleut families. As Alaska used to be a Russian colony, there are even a few Russian speakers, mostly living in the small town of Ninilchik. Sadly, most of Alaska's languages are endangered (in many cases, severely endangered), and some have already went extinct.
Fortunately, there are people working to preserve these languages, and the Alaskan government recognizes all of the languages in this video (except Ninilchik Russian) as official languages, though this is more of a symbolic statement than a legal obligation. It was hard for me to find some of the clips for this video, but I found them anyway, and I hope you enjoy this video! Let me know if I made any mistakes.
Languages featured:
English
Haida
Coast Tsimshian
Tlingit
Eyak
Ahtna
Upper Tanana
Tanacross
Lower Tanana
Hän
Gwich'in
Koyukon
Dena'ina
Ninilchik Russian
Upper Kuskokwim
Holikachuk
Deg Xinag
Iñupiaq
Central Alaskan Yup'ik
Alutiiq
Aleut (Unangax̂)
Central Siberian Yupik