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Turbulent_Ocelot_144 t1_j8n70q3 wrote

I don't know what this language is but if it's dying and people aren't using it. What's the point of keeping it alive? Seems like they're just giving kids more work to do for no reason

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Maximoose13 t1_j8nsu5u wrote

They want to preserve their culture and sense of identity. Other people will assume they are Chinese or Japanese but they aren't and wouldn't be accepted in those communities because they don't speak the language. So they need to keep their own community strong.

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