In the past, the language of a people disappeared as a result of disasters: floods, volcanic eruptions, great invasions. But now, many languages are slowly dying just under the pressure of other, more common. In a large multilingual country, many people prefer to use the language of the general population, since it gives a greater chance of success in life. The death of a language is a real catastrophe, because the language was not only native to someone, but also it was an object of cultural heritage, where each person expresses his own unique, in his own unique language.
One of these languages is Holikachuk. Holikachuk - is an extinct language, which was previously spoken in the village of Holikachuk, located on the Innoko River, in central Alaska. James Kari compiled a short dictionary of the Holikachuk language in 1987, but in spite of this, Holikachuk is considered one of the least documented languages of Alaska.
In 1962, residents of the village of Holikachuk moved to the city of Grayling, which was located downstream of the Yukon River. About 180 people from the holikachuk tribe, and only 5 people spoke this language in 2007. The last carrier Wilson Deacon died in Alaska, in the city of Grayling on 17 of March in 2012.
Take care of your native language, because this is a whole cultural heritage!