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Arunachal Pradesh Expedition 2011

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Hear the world's rarest languages for yourself in the Talking Dictionaries that the Enduring Voices Project has created with various communities around the world.

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The Last Speakers

The poignant chronicle of K. David Harrison’s expeditions around the world to meet with last speakers of vanishing languages.

"The Last Speakers" is now published in Japanese. Read the interview with Dr. Harrison here and purchase the Japanese edition here.