Language Matters with Bob Holman

Language Matters with Bob Holman

What does it take to save a language?

There are over 6,000 languages in the world. We lose one every two weeks. Hundreds will be lost within the next generation. By the end of this century, half of the world's languages will have vanished. Language Matters with Bob Holman is a two hour documentary that asks: What do we lose when a language dies? What does it take to save a language?

US

Made in US

10/10

2015

History
Documentary
PBS

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Cast

Bob Holman

Bob Holman

As Self - Narrator / Host

Arlene W. Eaton

Arlene W. Eaton

As Self

Pele Harmon

Pele Harmon

As Self

Kauanoe Kamana

Kauanoe Kamana

As Self

Larry Kimura

Larry Kimura

As Self

Kepa Maly

Kepa Maly

As Self

William Stanley Merwin

William Stanley Merwin

As Self

Lolena Nicholas

Lolena Nicholas

As Self

Puakea Nogelmeier

Puakea Nogelmeier

As Self

Keali'i Reichel

Keali'i Reichel

As Self

Kaui Sai-Dudoit

Kaui Sai-Dudoit

As Self

Nick Evans

Nick Evans

As Self

Gwyneth Lewis

Gwyneth Lewis

As Self

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