As others indigenous communities of America, not all the Simunurwa's people want their native language written. The "mamos", for exemple, as the spiritual community leaders and protectors of the sacred bond between culture and land, they have been very steady with their decision of forbidding to write the "ika" language.
The problem, as it is written in “Los retos de la planificación del lenguaje en el siglo XXI” is: Paradoxically, without Spanish language, it will be very difficult to Arhuacos defending and keeping their territory faced with the pressure of the “white world”.
ReplyDeleteUnless oral tradition achieve a prestigious standing in learning and education, written language will last as an essential element for keeping knowledge at length.