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Last Alaska language speaker dies

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Daniel Andrlik
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Daniel Andrlik
Daniel Andrlik lives in the suburbs of Philadelphia. By day he manages product teams. The rest of the time he is a podcast host and producer, writer of speculative fiction, a rabid reader, and a programmer.

Via Warren Ellis:

Wow, what a sad moment. The last speaker of Eyak language has passed away. However, at least she was able to help compile a dictionary of the language, so that it does not completely pass away with her.

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