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flag At 92, Katrina Esau, last fluent speaker of South Africa’s N|uu language, fights to preserve it through education and technology despite poverty.

flag At 92, Katrina Esau, the last fluent first-language speaker of South Africa’s ancient N|uu language, is preserving the 25,000-year-old tongue through a school, children’s book, dictionary, and language app with her granddaughter. flag Born in 1933, she grew up hiding N|uu due to colonial-era punishment. flag Though honored as a "living human treasure" and awarded an honorary doctorate, she faces financial hardship. flag Her efforts highlight the ongoing struggle to revive indigenous languages suppressed under colonial rule.

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