17/07/2021
Loss of linguistic diversity leads to the disappearance of age-old medicinal remedies, wisdom about local biodiversity, and the ability to preserve nature and culture. This equation also gives local languages the key to mitigating — if not reversing — climate change.
The irony of this whole premise is evident: Dying languages hold the key to saving a dying planet.
Local languages and rare vocabularies hold invaluable knowledge about the environment, nature, and history.