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Language Matters with Bob Holman

Language Matters with Bob Holman

# What does it take to save a language?
History   Documentary
📜 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?
🌏 Languages Available: English , Welsh
📆 Date Released: 2015-01-25
⌚ Running Time: 110 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 10.0

Beloved Cast

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

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