导读数据显示，美国北达科他州新冠肺炎死亡率位居美国各州及世界各国首位。而这里正是美洲原住民部落拉克塔族的家乡。新冠让这个民族的很多年长者从此消失，与之一同离开的还有他们与大自然交流的语言。原住民语言的消亡究竟会有什么影响？语言对于一个人、一个民族、一个国家的意义又是什么？PS:本篇外刊封面图选自Black Hills，如有版权问题，请联系删除。原文How Covid-19 Threatens Native LanguagesBy Jodi ArchambaultOver four centuries, nine out of 10 Native Americans perished from war or disease. Now our people are dying from Covid-19 at extraordinarily high rates across the country. North and South Dakota, home to the Lakota reservations, lead the United States for coronavirus rates per capita. We are losing more than friends and family members;
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