{"id":5362,"date":"2019-02-08T06:41:19","date_gmt":"2019-02-08T14:41:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.1stopasia.com\/?post_type=blog_post&p=5362"},"modified":"2019-05-08T08:33:04","modified_gmt":"2019-05-08T08:33:04","slug":"the-dilemma-of-indigenous-languages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/173.212.196.205\/1stopasia_new\/the-dilemma-of-indigenous-languages\/","title":{"rendered":"The Dilemma of Indigenous Languages"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u201cWhat do you do? Do you stand up for your people\u2019s history and culture and fight for the preservation of its values and beliefs?\u201d<\/h2>\n

To protect an Indigenous language is to protect an entire culture. Throughout history, many people have been forced to abandon their mother tongue and even their culture due to the controversial and political demands of their state or government. For those who don\u2019t know, an indigenous language is a language that is native to a region, spoken by people who originated from that area. Those people are referred to as Indigenous people, and many of those peoples\u2019 original language is either extinct or very close to extinction.<\/p>\n

Throughout time, a great deal of action has been taken to prevent both instances from happening. But in most cases, because of the lack of support, influence or power\u2014either politically or financially\u2014the voices of the people fighting for their cause were either not powerful enough or unheard, therefore resulting in the history of their people\u2019s culture either being forgotten or unspoken of. In addition to that, a lot of people in history have kept silent and not fought to keep the language and culture of their people alive because of the fear of being chastised or mistreated by the people and government of their country.<\/p>\n

About the Ainu Language<\/h2>\n

Take for example, the Ainu language – a language with 22 different dialects that originated from the Ainu people<\/a> \u2013 a group indigenous to a northeastern island in Japan, called Hokkaido. There is estimated to be around 24,000 Ainu who are currently living in Japan. But many of them deny their roots out of fear of discrimination or being treated a certain way.<\/p>\n

When it comes down to it, situations like that really test you. I mean\u2014what do you do? Do you stand up for your people\u2019s history and culture and fight for the preservation of its values and beliefs? Or, in order to be accepted by society\u2014do you give up speaking your people\u2019s tongue and practicing their religion and customs by becoming integrated into the common language and culture of the day?<\/p>\n

The overwhelmingly strong pressure and influence of a country\u2019s language and culture can easily drown out the attempts and drive of people who may want to take a stand to preserve the indigenous culture and language of their people. The undeniable temptation of just wanting to fit in with everyone else is a strong enough reason that most people won\u2019t even try.<\/p>\n

Who are the Kanakanavu People<\/h2>\n

As of now, there is estimated to be about 10 remaining speakers of the Kanakanavu language \u2013 a language spoken by the Kanakanavu People<\/a>; an indigenous people of central southern Taiwan, made up of the two villages of Manga and Takanua in Namaxia District, Kaohsiung. This is an example of an indigenous language that will soon be extinct unless it begins to be taught\u2014\u2019which is not being done\u2019, according to 80-year-old Mu’u Ka’angenaone, one of the Kanakanavu people\u2019s remaining speakers of the language. And something to think about \u2013 the youngest speaker of the language is 60 years old.<\/p>\n

With easy access to the internet and social media\u2014now, more than ever, is the easiest time for anyone to globally express an opinion and fight for a cause that they believe in. There\u2019s literally no limit to the connections that you can make, the support you can receive, and the possibilities of change that can occur because of your effort and worldwide exposure.<\/p>\n

Written by:\u00a0Joshua Hector<\/p>\n

1-StopAsia Marketing Team<\/p>\n

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