The surprising revival of the Hawaiian language

The surprising revival of the Hawaiian languageCould that success be replicated elsewhere? Ma uka, ma uka ka ua,Ma kai, ma kai ka ua SO SING THE children at Hawaii’s Punana Leo O Hilo kindergarten on the Big Island of Hawaii. “It is raining on the uplands, it is raining by the sea.” The chant is much like any other “Rain, rain, go away” nursery rhyme, but it has an unusual power: it is one of the

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かつて禁止され、絶滅の淵にあったハワイ語の復活について。ニュージーランドのマオリ語に使われた「言語の巣」という手法で、ネイティブの老人と子供達を幼稚園などで共に生活させて学ばせる。