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In 1993, author Ray Cunningham, a North Alabama native, put out an updated edition of his “Southern Talk, A Disappearing Language,” a book a newer update would likely be half

CGTN America: The Disappearing Language of Navajo Share Article Today, the Navajo language – or Diné Bizaad in Navajo – has been designated as “vulnerable” by UNESCO. On Navajo land, there are roughly around 170 thousand people who still speak Navajo. Dr. Platero is the principal of a Navajo language immersion school. Shes very worried about the disappearance of Navajo language and culture. Dr. Platero cried when she said, she used to have those “what if” moments when kids no longe...