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Fight for Language Heritage in South Africa

Fighting for N|uu, a dying African language, Australia warns Asia-Pacific over 'death cult' Islamic State, Brazil's former football star Zico to stand for Fifa presidency.

The battle to save a dying language in South Africa now fluently spoken by only three elderly sisters. Australia's prime minister has warned Asia-Pacific countries that Islamic State has global ambitions and has to be fought. One of Brazil's greatest former football stars, Zico, says he will stand for election to become president of Fifa.

(Picture: Linguists stand either side of one of the only three people to speak N|uu. Credit: Paul Weinberg)

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Thu 11 Jun 201504:05GMT
BBC World Service Online

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