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?
Cast
Bob Holman
Self - Narrator / Host
Arlene W. Eaton
Self
Pele Harmon
Self
Kauanoe Kamana
Self
Larry Kimura
Self
Kepa Maly
Self
William Stanley Merwin
Self
Lolena Nicholas
Self
Puakea Nogelmeier
Self
Keali'i Reichel
Self
Kaui Sai-Dudoit
Self
Nick Evans
Self
Gwyneth Lewis
Self
Storyline
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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