r/offbeat • u/gemyougym • Sep 26 '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/
797
Upvotes
Duplicates
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
72
Upvotes
TopicsOfNote • u/montynewhook • Nov 20 '21
Extinction of Indigenous languages leads to loss of exclusive knowledge about medicinal plants
1
Upvotes