These fourth graders were not studying the Korean language. They were using Hangul to write and learn theirs: Cia-Cia, an indigenous language that has no script.
Language is the wealth of a community, a legacy... Language shows the civilization of a tribe, and a language without its own alphabet loses its authenticity.
Indonesia is home to myriad tribes and cultures, and to more than 700 native languages. It is the most linguistically diverse nation in the world after neighboring Papua New Guinea.
However, most of them are at risk of disappearing because they do not have a script.
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