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Re: Last Speaker of Cromarty, Inverness Dialect Dies

Postby repulsewarrior » Wed Oct 03, 2012 2:16 am

...like the ecosphere, the ethnosphere is moving toward extinction, but more alarmingly and a faster rate; all the more of a reason, as Cypriots, to demonstrate a recognition of this fact, by seeking to at least sustain their ethnography, and its diversity.
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Re: Last Speaker of Cromarty, Inverness Dialect Dies

Postby wyoming cowboy » Wed Oct 03, 2012 4:36 am

repulsewarrior wrote:...like the ecosphere, the ethnosphere is moving toward extinction, but more alarmingly and a faster rate; all the more of a reason, as Cypriots, to demonstrate a recognition of this fact, by seeking to at least sustain their ethnography, and its diversity.


its not an easy thing to accomplish but the wave surely does point to the fact stated above....

How are things with our quite neighbors to the north RW..? ay :)
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Re: Last Speaker of Cromarty, Inverness Dialect Dies

Postby cyprusgrump » Wed Oct 03, 2012 8:53 am

bill cobbett wrote:Bit of a coincidence that Toffoui moves to Inverness a few days before the last speaker of the Cromarty dialect passes away...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-h ... s-19802616


The last thing he said was "I'm not feeling very well..."

Sadly, nobody could understand him.... :oops:
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Re: Last Speaker of Cromarty, Inverness Dialect Dies

Postby kurupetos » Wed Oct 03, 2012 1:08 pm

cyprusgrump wrote:
bill cobbett wrote:Bit of a coincidence that Toffoui moves to Inverness a few days before the last speaker of the Cromarty dialect passes away...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-h ... s-19802616


The last thing he said was "I'm not feeling very well..."

Sadly, nobody could understand him.... :oops:

For a 92yo that's probably reasonable. :?
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