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UCB Studies Language of a Wrecked African Slave Ship Spoken by Very Few

UC Berkeley linguistics professor and graduate students studied the almost dead language of Garifuna.

UC Berkeley linguistics professor Lev Michael and nine graduate students studied the complex indigenous language of Garifuna, according to a UC Berkeley press release.

Take a listen to the NPR segment to hear some Garifuna language and music.


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