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The article advocates for the inclusion of language extinction in extinction studies, emphasizing the colonial ties that influence perceptions of language loss and reclamation. It highlights the unique case of the Kariri-Xocó Indigenous community in Brazil, which actively resists colonial narratives by reclaiming their language as a form of cultural and spiritual resistance. The authors argue for a decolonizing approach to understanding language extinction, linking it to broader crises of biodiversity and c

Author

Brenda de Oliveira

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