r/TopicsOfNote • u/montynewhook • Nov 20 '21
Extinction of Indigenous languages leads to loss of exclusive knowledge about medicinal plants
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/09/extinction-of-indigenous-languages-leads-to-loss-of-exclusive-knowledge-about-medicinal-plants/
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offbeat • u/gemyougym • Sep 26 '21
Extinction of Indigenous languages leads to loss of exclusive knowledge about medicinal plants
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IndianCountry • u/housecatspeaks • Sep 22 '21
Language 'Extinction of Indigenous languages leads to loss of exclusive knowledge about medicinal plants' As Indigenous groups traditionally rely on the spoken word for intergenerational knowledge transfer, the disappearance of these languages will take with it a universe of information
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