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| Murray Emeneau |
August 29
Telugu Language Day is celebrated in Telugu-speaking parts of India.
1911: A speaker of Yana, later known as Ishi, is encountered in Oroville, California. Until this date, the tribe and the language had been believed to be extinct for several decades.
2005: Probably the oldest linguist in the world, Murray Emeneau, dies in Berkeley, California, at the age of 101.
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