The Fight to Preserve NYC's Endangered Languages

Join Language City author and linguist Ross Perlin for a live talk about the endangered languages of NYC and the efforts to preserve them in a city where over 700 languages are spoken! - Discover the Endangered Language Alliance (ELA) where linguists and endangered language speakers work together to preserve threatened mother tongues - Hear audio samples of endangered languages collected by the ELA - Learn about the 6 speakers highlighted in Language City who speak Seke, N’ko, Lenape, Wakhi, Nahuatl, and Yiddish - Uncover dialects and languages that have uniquely developed in New York City - Find out what elements threaten the survival of languages and how you can help