What does it feel like to witness one’s mother tongue in the throes of extinction? As Carmina and Patch discover, there are many of the almost 200 Filipino languages that are endangered. Yet, there is hope. There are revival efforts afoot in the form of community-based projects, cinema, and artificial intelligence, thanks to those who believe these languages are worth saving. Lastly, learn entertaining facts and trivia they’ve collected along the way!Learn more: Buwan ng Wika: Celebrating Filipino Language Month, The Buwan ng Wika debate, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, Ethnologue, Historical Context of Education and Language Policies in the Philippines, OPINION: Revaluating Regionalism, Revaluing Our Languages-Or Why We Need to Advance Linguistic Democracy, UNESCO Levels of Language Vitality, A documentation and description of the Arta language, Opinion: AI will revive endangered languages, Filipina creates AI platform that preserves nearly extinct Filipino languages, Longest Filipino Word, Tagalog Language Origin, Endangered Languages In The Philippines, Deped Use Both English and Filipino, and Film Depicting Panay Epic.Visit https://filtrip.buzzsprout.com. Drop a note at [email protected]. Thanks to FilTrip's sponsor SOLEPACK. Visit thesolepack.com for more details.See https://www.buzzsprout.com/privacy for Privacy Policy.

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