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| Erica, Maryknoll Lay Missioner |
Indigenous (Native Indians) here in El Salvador are surviving in small numbers despite the past history of government and military efforts to totally massacre them into extinction. The Nahuat (Nawat) language is still spoken in El Salvador in Santo Domingo De Guzman. Erica, a fellow Maryknoll Lay Missioner is volunteering to help the Indigenous people save and appreciate their culture which is rich in art, music, history, and spirituality. I was happy to visit the pueblo, and watch the women make beautiful clay pottery, and hear a man play their music. We also had a lesson in the Nahuat language which comes from the Uto-Aztecan family. In El Salvador, their language was almost extinct in the 1980s where only about 200 spoke it. There have been efforts made by the government and other volunteer groups to save their language, and over 3,000 people speak it now.
Sounds interesting experiencing the culture so closely and personally.
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