Blog post 12 - Podcast

Manchu Language

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBpBB8ogTJ4&feature=youtu.be

Narration by Keasha and Nadiah

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  1. Unknown26 January 2017 at 10:55

    Hi Keasha and Nadiah,

    I thoroughly enjoyed tuning into your podcast and learning about the "critically endangered" Manchu language. The fact that you chose to elaborate on how a once dominant imperial language of the Chinese dynasty has declined to be one on the brink of extinction essentially accents how the value of ancestral tongues have truly diminished in society today. However, what I found to be the most astonishing element was the fact that of the 10 million ethnic Manchus, only 10 of them actually speak the language, which is a very very meagre statistic. All in all, this podcast was immensely enlightening as I learnt a great deal about the Manchu language. Well done!!

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  2. Unknown28 January 2017 at 21:00

    Hi Keasha and Nadiah,
    I really enjoyed ur poscast, especially the background music hahaha, You both really spoke well and I found out so many new things about this endangered language, a language i dint know excisted. Good Job!

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