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Written by NZChineseGenealogy on 2025-01-30 at 00:14

This language has a rich history in Australia but it's at risk of disappearing forever

Learning a language can help with employability, but that focus is putting one of Australia’s most popular languages — and its connection to culture — at risk. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/this-language-has-a-rich-history-in-australia-but-its-at-risk-of-disappearing-forever/1e80480tn?fbclid=IwY2xjawIHorBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHRLS3w7vzy73PMfWQP1KTJgR6i2z6D5cmfBOo7vMJ3aTLkve58ENfp8rUw_aem_wEbOkP0SDMOnyIJ2WfpmOQ

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Written by NZChineseGenealogy on 2025-01-30 at 00:15

Only in China could this happen. Let's keep the Cantonese up - New Zealand

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Written by Alistair K on 2025-01-30 at 00:30

@NZChineseGenealogy It has happened in many countries, and is still happening all over the world. Reo Māori almost fell to assimilation and cultural erasure efforts here, too, as you know. Last time I was in Torino, places that I remembered being rich with Savoyard only 20 years prior had given way to government Italian.

On the positive: HK Poly's intro to Cantonese is starting up again next week on EdX. It's free.

https://www.edx.org/learn/language/the-hong-kong-polytechnic-university-cantonese-language-and-culture-for-beginners

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Written by Alistair K on 2025-01-30 at 00:34

@NZChineseGenealogy One of my Singaporean friends, in her 40s or 50s, learnt Cantonese a few years ago (she already spoke two other dialects and English, so absorbed Cantonese by binge-watching Cantonese TV) because she found that it is still essential for business in Guăngdōng. There are conversations and relationships that just don't happen without it.

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