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Growing up, Tim McCoy knew his ancestors had been part of the Myaami tribe of Oklahoma. But he never heard much about their traditions. In fact, he never heard one word of the family's ancestral language being spoken. That's because the last "first language" speaker of the tribe's language, Myaamia, died in 1962. But McCoy says languages such as Myaamia aren't extinct. They're just sleeping -- waiting for someone to bring them back. Now McCoy, who lives with his family in Northern Virginia, is working with other members of the Myaami tribe to revive the language.
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Growing up, Tim McCoy knew his ancestors had been part of the Myaami tribe of Oklahoma. But he never heard much about their traditions. In fact, he never heard one word of the family's ancestral language being spoken. That's because the last "first language" speaker of the tribe's language, Myaamia, died in 1962. But McCoy says languages such as Myaamia aren't extinct. They're just sleeping -- waiting for someone to bring them back. Now McCoy, who lives with his family in Northern Virginia, is working with other members of the Myaami tribe to revive the language.
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