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English only! El idioma inglès solo. Seulement l’anglais. O-nwe-da-ge-h ‘onhwe-da-ge-h. Herr Drumpf has now declared English ...

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The University of Arizona hosted a celebration for the 25th anniversary of UNESCO’s International Mother Language Day, ...