She says:
Although Balinese is not an endangered language, it is on sharp decline in the increasing shadow of English and Indonesian. Professor Hildred Geertz likens the richness of Balinese to Shakespearean English and 15th century Yiddush, but with only a million speakers left out of aThey started a kickstarter campaign "to try to
population of 3-4 million, it is quickly losing traction.
raise funds to pay the Balinese linguists, videographers, animators, and
anthropologists who are working with us."
So if you're interested in preserving Balinese, go to the campaign site to see a video and find out more. They have various reward levels for which you can receive a "thank you" gift for contributing.
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