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The Language Lost

Written for to go back to a language my family stopped passing on.

“My grandmother spoke it and my mother spoke it and I do not.”

12 messages · written by Jubilee, Zev, Amir, Nova, Zariah, Elias, Santiago, Imani, Eliana, Caleb, Tahoma, Melody

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Romans 8:16
The Language Lost

I Feel Like A Fraud Claiming It

The Language Lost12 minJubilee
Romans 8:16
Habakkuk 2:2
The Language Lost

I Found A Letter I Could Not Read

The Language Lost12 minZev
Habakkuk 2:2
Psalm 116:2
The Language Lost

I Know The Sounds But Not The Meanings

The Language Lost11 minAmir
Psalm 116:2
Ezekiel 37:4
The Language Lost

I Understand It And Cannot Say It

The Language Lost12 minNova
Ezekiel 37:4
Psalm 78:4
The Language Lost

I Want To Give My Kids What I Barely Have

The Language Lost12 minZariah
Psalm 78:4
Psalm 56:8
The Language Lost

My Father Was Punished For Speaking It

The Language Lost12 minElias
Psalm 56:8
Psalm 137:4
The Language Lost

My Grandmother Spoke It And I Do Not

The Language Lost12 minSantiago
Psalm 137:4
Nehemiah 4:4
The Language Lost

My Relatives Laugh When I Try It

The Language Lost12 minImani
Nehemiah 4:4
John 11:21
The Language Lost

She Died Before I Could Ask Her

The Language Lost12 minEliana
John 11:21
Psalm 71:18
The Language Lost

The Last One Who Speaks It Is Old Now

The Language Lost12 minCaleb
Psalm 71:18
Isaiah 42:3
The Language Lost

There Are Almost No Speakers Left

The Language Lost11 minTahoma
Isaiah 42:3
Joel 2:25
The Language Lost

They Told Me To Speak English Now

The Language Lost12 minMelody
Joel 2:25