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How many languages are there

in the world?

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There are about 7,000.

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But about 40% of them are

endangered languages.

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One of them is Arta in the

Philippines.

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Arta people live on Luzon Island.

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There are only about 15 people

who speak the language fluently.

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Can you tell me more about

Arta?

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Traditionally, Arta people are

hunters.

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So they have several words

which express types of hunting.

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For example, the word “bugay”

means to go hunting with hunting

dogs.

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The word “purab” means to go

hunting without dogs.

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That’s interesting.

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Language is tightly connected

with people’s lifestyles.