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Okinawan with American dad preserving endangered local dialect

Okinawan with American dad preserving endangered local dialect

Byron Fija, pictured on Nov. 23, 2014, teaches the endangered Okinawan language of "Uchinaguchi" to preserve the dialect. He was born to a Caucasian American father and an Okinawan mother. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Biracial Okinawan works to preserve endangered local language

Biracial Okinawan works to preserve endangered local language

Byron Fija, a teacher of the Okinawan language, holds a "Sanshin" musical instrument in November 2014. Fija, born to an American father and a mother native to Okinawa Prefecture in Japan, has been working to preserve the endangered language. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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