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South African Children's Book '!Qhoi nla Tjhoi' Hopes to Revive a Dying Ancient Language

Katrina Esau, one of the last remaining speakers of a Khoisan language that was thought extinct nearly 40 years ago, teaching her native tongue to a group of school children in Upington, South Africa.

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South African Children's Book '!Qhoi nla Tjhoi' Hopes to Revive a Dying Ancient Language

Famed 88-year-old South African Khoi-San, N/uu storyteller and writer Katrina Esau has launched Tortoise and Ostrich, the first book published in one of the world's oldest languages.