Talk:Indigenous language

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I wasn't finished!!! --Jason 20:05, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] very very very POV

Peter Ladefoged and Salikoko Mufwene might not have let this version stand as it is. When the semester is over, I'm gonna change it.--Ling.Nut 12:57, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Various meanings of "indigenous language"?

Does "indigenous language" have more than one meaning, perhaps relating to the varying the linguistic situations found in different world regions? Could one for instance say that Mandarin Chinese is an indigenous language in China? One could say that almost all African languages are indigenous to the particular areas of Africa where they are spoken, but are they "indigenous languages"? --A12n 03:55, 7 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Ambiguity

The phrase "Indigenous languages may not be national languages" is ambiguous. "May not" should be avoided in written English as it can mean either "might not" or "must not", depending on whether the emphasis is placed on "may" or "not". I assume that the former is intended (in which case, I think "Indigenous languages are not necessarily national languages" would be a better phrasing) but I don't know for sure so I've not changed the article. Dricherby (talk) 21:54, 5 June 2008 (UTC)