Due to my PhD studies, I find myself living abroad in Miami, Florida, where no one speaks Basque. When Latin Americans who know about my nation recognize me, they ask me, "What is a Basque girl doing in Miami?", and the reality is that I am as confused as they are!
Fortunately, both my best friend from the program and my advisor are Basque. Thus I don't always feel so "linguistically alone." 🙌🏼In Miami, there are 128 different languages spoken at home. 60% of the population have Spanish as their home language, and 4% Haitian Creole. Even though they are not short in numbers, they are also considered minority languages in the USA, along with the native ones. 🌎
⁉️Do you know any minority language that is spoken in your region or country??
✨In the Basque Country, we have a significant
population of Tamazight speakers and a little less of Quechua, Tagalog, and other prominent languages such as Dariya ("Arab") and Chinese languages. 🗺️
#miami #florida #usa #minority #language #languagelearning #minorized #revival #basque #tagalog #tamazight #quechua #creole
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