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Language Matters with Bob Holman

"What does it take to save a language?"

There are over 6,000 languages in the world. We lose one every two weeks. Hundreds will be lost within the next generation. By the end of this century, half of the world's languages will have vanished. Language Matters with Bob Holman is a two hour documentary that asks: What do we lose when a language dies? What does it take to save a language?

Top Cast

  • Bob Holman

    Bob Holman

    Self - Narrator / Host

  • Arlene W. Eaton

    Arlene W. Eaton

    Self

  • Pele Harmon

    Pele Harmon

    Self

  • Kauanoe Kamana

    Kauanoe Kamana

    Self

  • Larry Kimura

    Larry Kimura

    Self

  • Kepa Maly

    Kepa Maly

    Self

  • William Stanley Merwin

    William Stanley Merwin

    Self

  • Lolena Nicholas

    Lolena Nicholas

    Self

  • Puakea Nogelmeier

    Puakea Nogelmeier

    Self

Overview

There are over 6,000 languages in the world. We lose one every two weeks. Hundreds will be lost within the next generation. By the end of this century, half of the world's languages will have vanished. Language Matters with Bob Holman is a two hour documentary that asks: What do we lose when a language dies? What does it take to save a language?

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