The World in Words 30: One Bolivian language goes digital, another works in road rage situations, and Zulu hip hop

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We kick off with a look at how open source software is helping Bolivia’s Aymara language enter the digital age. Then, a nice turn of phrase in another Bolivian language, Quechua, as used by someone’s grandmother in moments of road rage. Finally, two South African hits – a proposed pledge of allegiance that has everyone in a tizzy, and a short history of South African hip hop.

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