Name: アミ族の失われた言葉 (The Lost Language of the Amis People)
Uploaded: 2021-01-14T04:52:07.000Z
Duration: 13 min 17 s
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When the children spend time with their grandparents,

However, when they grow up and leave for the city for work...

Or if they are required to learn English, etc...

Even though many know how to speak Amis when they are young,

they stop using the language later in life.

Once they stop speaking Amis on a regular basis,   it is much easier to forget the language.

Most Amis may know how to speak it when they are   young, but many forget it once they grow up.

It's not that the parents like sending their children to Taipei.

It's because the parents have no choice because there are no work opportunities here.

Therefore, the parents must find work in Taipei.

Thus, the parents also want to bring their children to the city.

I don't think it's very positive. Very sad...

ninety-five percent, they, don't speak the Amis language.

often forget the traditional cultural customs.

This is because I can't speak in full sentences.

Our culture is disappearing very quickly.

Actually, they [Amis teenagers and young people] are not interested in that.

Because they know Amis language doesn't help them to have better jobs.

Mandarin, Taiwanese, and a little bit of Amis.

There may only be two to three classes dedicated to learning Amis each week.

At school, there are many students from other indigenous tribes as well.

For example, Han Chinese, Hakka, Min Nan.

Therefore, schools may only teach one to two classes of Amis each week.

Also, Taiwan particularly emphasizes teaching Mandarin and English.

There have been a lot of Amis dances and performances recently.

Therefore, the Amis culture won't disappear so easily.

Will you teach your children the Amis language?

Because the language will help continue our culture in the next generations.

The Church has helped us preserve our culture.

This is because church services are conducted in Amis.

We also have our language recorded using the English alphabet.

In addition, the Church respects our own cultural traditions and activities.

They also organize activities for our children.

is telling us we can't lose our native language.

That's why we're teaching Amis in our schools.

If the Amis language was critically endangered,

our language would have already completely disappeared.

We have recorded our language in written form.

So, thats why me and my wife are trying to   preserve the culture, the language, preserve the songs... everything.

especially, in the radio and something about production.

So my major can help the local people do the documentary work.

the audio recording for the young people.

because they can learn their folk songs in the cities.

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アミ族の失われた言葉 (The Lost Language of the Amis People)

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