Just 700 Speak This Language (50 in the Same Brooklyn Building) | The New York Times - 0 views
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beccaverghese20 on 12 May 20New York is an incredibly diverse state. In one building, an extremely rare language is being kept alive. The language is called Seke and is spoken in 5 villages in Nepal. Around 100 of the 700 Seke speakers in the world are in New York. Half of the New York population stays in one building. In Nepal, many Nepalese are learning different languages such as Nepali or Hindi. In New York, the young Seke speakers are barely fluent. This shows how the language will likely be lost over time. However, a new dialect is arising called Ramaluk which is a combination of Nepali, English, Hindi, and Seke. This shows how the language might pass on to future generations.