Podcast: People Fixing the World (LS 52 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)
Episode: Bringing dead languages back to life
Pub date: 2023-01-10

Australia used to be one of the most linguistically diverse places, with over 200 languages. Today, many of Australia’s indigenous languages are considered “highly endangered”. Inspired by his native language, Hebrew, Ghil’ad Zuckermann is a linguistics professor who is on a mission to revive Australia’s dead and endangered languages, painstakingly piecing them back together from historical documents. We speak to Ghil’ad and Shania Richards from the Barngarla community, whose language is being brought back from the brink. Presenter: Myra AnubiReporter/producer: Josephine CasserlyProducers: Claire Bates & Craig LangranSeries producer: Tom CollsSound mix: Annie GardinerEditor: Penny MurphyEmail: peoplefixingtheworld@bbc.co.ukImage: Shania Richards from the Barngarla community

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