A dying language…and it’s last two speakers aren’t talking to each other

Manuel Segovia still speaks Ayapaneco to his wife and daughter, who understand him

OH BOY! I love people!…The language of Ayapaneco has been spoken in Mexico for centuries. Now, it’s last two fluent speakers refuse to speak it…at least to each other. Manuel Segovia (75) and Isidro Velasquez (69) have, according to neighbors, a long standing feud. No one is sure what’s the problem.

According to Daniel Suslak, a linguistic anthropologist from Indiana University involved in the production of an Ayapaneco dictionary, Mr. Segovia can be a little “prickly” while Mr. Velasquez is stoic.

If you like drama then I suggest you read the full story (link below)…you can’t make this stuff up!!!

[via Guardian.co.uk thru Neotorama]

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