Preserve Orok Language

 

Hi,

For the previous post, one podcast has been created in order to talk about one of the world’s languages considered endangered. The chosen language for that was Orok, and today, the aim of the post will be to bring reasons why Orok language should be preserved as well as bring arguments, if possible, against some of the points that are generally made when talking about the English language.  

Orok language:

Intrinsic arguments:

·         Orok is a language rich in words describing the nature and the environment since the culture has developed around these areas.

Functional arguments:

·         The culture has developed around vegetation and taking care of reindeer therefore it could be very helpful in these areas since it could contain words and knowledge that are better at explaining specific aspects than the words in English. (Functional argument)

Other arguments:

·         It is a language that makes great efforts to survive.

·         There are schools teaching kids how to speak the language.

·         A written form of the language has been created recently in order to help its development and help it spread.

·         If Orok has been able to survive and start to revitalize without too much (if any) external support it means that it has potential of becoming a much more popular language.

Against points for English:

·         It is hard to define a language as being interesting compared to others since every language has its unique elements and aspects that can be considered special or interesting. Therefore, saying that English is interesting compared to Orok is quite irrelevant.