Aboriginal children are being born in Tasmania today knowing the sounds of their ancient tongue. They are the first to do so for 150 years

  • LadyButterfly she/her@piefed.blahaj.zoneOP
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    3 months ago

    Its very sad but it doesn’t surprise me. One of the first things any oppressor does is try to destroy the language, then there’s the cultural influence from tv, peers etc… it’s sadly really easy for a community to lose their native tongue