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In Taiwan, Omah Canglah of the Amis tribe says: "Indigenous languages can also be very modern!"
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Omah Canglahshìtái wān台湾huā lián花莲deā měi zú阿美族rén

Omah Canglah is an Amis person from Hualien, Taiwan.

xiàn zài现在zàiyī jiā一家gōng sī公司zuòchǎn pǐn jīng lǐ产品经理kāi fā开发ā měi zú yǔ阿美族语tái yǔ台语dexué xí学习App

He is currently a product manager at a company, developing learning apps for the Amis language and Taiwanese.

shìā měi zú yǔ yán xié huì阿美族语言协会delǐ shì理事yǐ jīng已经zuòlejiǔnián

He is also a director of the Amis Language Association and has been for nine years.

Omahhěnguān xīn关心ā měi zú yǔ阿美族语dewèi lái未来

Omah is very concerned about the future of the Amis language.

fā xiàn发现huìshuōliú lì流利ā měi zú yǔ阿美族语derénduōshìwǔ shí五十suìyǐ shàng以上nián qīng rén年轻人huìshuōderénhěnshǎo

He found that most fluent Amis speakers are over fifty years old, and few young people can speak it.

hěnduōnián qīng rén年轻人jué de觉得ā měi zú阿美族shìlǎo rén jiā老人家deyǔ yán语言shí yòng实用xiàn dài现代

Many young people think the Amis language is an "old people's language," not practical or modern.

Omahxī wàng希望yòngkē jì科技wǎng luò网络rànggèngduōnián qīng rén年轻人xǐ huān喜欢xué xí学习ā měi zú yǔ阿美族语

Omah hopes to use technology and the internet to get more young people interested in learning the Amis language.

tuán duì团队zuòlehěnduōhuó dòng活动bǐ rú比如xiàn shàng线上jù huì聚会wén xué文学bǐ sài比赛xià lìng yíng夏令营

He and his team have organized many activities, such as online gatherings, literature competitions, and summer camps.

tā men他们háikāi fā开发lexué xí学习Appràngdà jiā大家kě yǐ可以yòngshǒu jī手机liàn xí练习shuōā měi zú yǔ阿美族语

They also developed a learning app so everyone can practice speaking Amis on their phones.

Omahjué de觉得rú guǒ如果zàishè jiāo méi tǐ社交媒体shàngduō yòng多用ā měi zú阿美族zuòyǒu qù有趣deduǎn shì pín短视频tiǎo zhàn挑战nián qīng rén年轻人huìjué de觉得ā měi zú阿美族hěnhěnxiàn dài现代

Omah believes that if more Amis is used on social media, with fun short videos and challenges, young people will find the Amis language cool and modern.

xiāng xìn相信zhǐ yào只要dà jiā大家duō yòng多用zì jǐ自己deyǔ yán语言ā měi zú yǔ阿美族语jiùbú huì不会xiāo shī消失

He believes that as long as everyone uses their own language more, the Amis language will not disappear.