Rotating Tongues

Chapter 1 - Random Languages of Interest

{Ainu}

Ainu-itak

Humans of Hokkaido

Hanging on

To history

Last few

On the planet

That understand

The language

Poets preserving

Precious yukar

Oral literature and

Epic songs

Floating worlds and

Magic swords

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{Dzongkha}

Near the roof

Of the world

The language

Of the palace

Visions of

Gross national happiness

Archery superstars and

Ema Datshi

Chili peppers cooked

With cheese

Different types

Sometimes seen

Hanging by strings

A gift from the yaks

Bringing warmth

To the soul

In the high altitude

Where attitude

Is everything

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{Finnish}

Suomi

Morphologically agglutinative

Part of the club

In a land

That is beautifully harsh

And demands

A robust

And friendly heart

Strength in groups

To weather the torture

Of Mother Nature

A scene that