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Some languages carrya people's soul.

They're worth keeping — not as data in a library, but as living sound and shape. A quiet home for disappearing mother tongues. The first voice we keep is Taiwanese.

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Why now

A language doesn't die in a library. It dies in silence.

A mother tongue fades quietly — one conversation at a time, as a people drift to another language. By the time it's gone, no archive can bring back how it sounded in an ordinary afternoon. So we keep the sound while it's still here.

The shape of the tones

The marks above the letters are a kind of music.

 high · level
/rising
dipping
\falling
·short
^curling
_low · level
Seven shapes for seven ways a voice can move. We keep the music, not just the words.
Worth keeping

Not for profit. For keeping.

The sound — while it's still spoken The shape — tones, written plainly The words — open, reproducible The next voice — Hakka, Indigenous, and beyond
Tell us, if you like
Which voice would you keep?
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