Only one word ── End extinction language and lost “world”

She tells her about the pedigree, and she masters the Serknam and almost extinct southern tip, the language of the nearby ethnic group, and she masters Yangan, and in some cases, in some cases, in some cases, in hand.In the meantime, I swore to sow the language again.At the age of 14, he visited Puertwiams, the world's southernmost town in Antaltica, Chile, and met Christina Calderon, the last native speaker in Yagan.Since then, she has begun to teach Keyuku on the phone.

たったひとりのことば──絶滅する言語と失われゆく「世界」

The last thing may be lonely, but the honor is a mythical romance.The example is the movie "Last Emperor", the novel "The Last Right People" and "The Last of Mohawks".Keyuku's mystery increased by his precautions.The TV station with Chile moved him to Tieradelfego as part of the Sons of The Earth, a series featuring indigenous residents in Japan.At the age of 16, he was interviewed from the Financial Times.In the introduction of a filmmaker who knew him, we met at the Santiago cafe.

It was a calm autumn morning of Easter Week.The city was quiet after a series of protests of students over the tuition left.Kayuku, who has received scholarships and studying linguistics at Chilean University, supported their movements (the word "Serknam" means "we are equal." But, "We.Is separated. "He explained.Keyuku is tall, has a flexible limbs, has a baby face, and has a fluffy black hair.It is a slim jeans and leather jacket for fashion.He has been singing in Serknam since he was a teenager and performed in the "Ethno Electronic" band.But his behavior was heavy.You'll be hot -like, at least, you're conscious of saying that.I asked this question.If there is no other person to speak, how can you see if you really speak Serknam?He smiled a little and said."I have no choice but to judge."

Keyuku's voice is innocent tenor, but when speaking Serknam, the voice changes.Serknam is more percussive than Spanish.To master the grammar and vocabulary, he first read a dictionary published by Salesio Missionary Jose Maria Beauvoir in 1915.The audio was recorded 40 years ago by a famous anthropologist Anne Chapman.

Chapman, a disciple of Claude Levi -Strauss, is an early activist who has worked on the endangered language of Meso America and South America.Keyuku's individual teacher Christina Calderon is one of Chapman's research, and when she asked about Keyuku's project, she searched for Kayuku in Santiago about 10 years ago.She was in her mid -80s at the time and died in 2010.