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One solution is to promote more contact with
endangered languages. In the case of Ainu, a speech
30 contest for learners of the language has been held in
Hokkaido since 1998. Participants give speeches in Ainu.
In addition, Ainu singers have attracted many fans with
traditional Ainu songs.
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Another solution is to digitally preserve endangered digital
languages throughout the world. Using modern technology,
UNESCO is building a digital archive of spoken and
written materials in those languages. Even after the last
native speakers have died, people can continue to access
the wisdom recorded in the "lost" languages.
8 These efforts toward promotion and preservation are
promising, but more and more languages are becoming at
risk every day. Saving them is truly a race against time.
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