Only 10 percent of the nation's local languages will survive by the end of the century, according to a researcher.Abdul Rachman Patji, the head of a social and cultural research center at the Indonesian Institute of Sciences, said that up to 169 local languages would likely become extinct due to lack of use.Abdul cited urbanization and...
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169 local languages likely to extinct:
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Study raises questions about amalgamation
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Telugu set to become world language
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Rouble weakening will last long enough --
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27,920 Jakarta residents suffered illiteracy
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Language ``faces extinction''
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Consoles will disappear within a decade
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There could be more survivors:
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Time 'may be running out' for orangutans
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Some things are inevitable
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Tasmanian devil could be extinct in decade withour cancer vaccine
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Crisis could be over in one-to-two years:
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New languages evolve in sudden bursts
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Dry spell could lead to voluntary conservation
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Holistic understanding of heritage conservation needed:
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Sanskrit needs to be saved:
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Global education is a growing problem