Marie Wilcox realized she was the last person on Earth who could speak the Wukchumni language fluently, so at 82, she taught herself to use a computer and spent seven years typing a 6,000-word Wukchumni dictionary, the first written record of the lan... [r/Damnthatsinteresting by u/Upstairs-Bit6897]

Marie Wilcox realized she was the last person on Earth who could speak the Wukchumni language fluently, so at 82, she taught herself to use a computer and spent seven years typing a 6,000-word Wukchumni dictionary, the first written record of the lan... [r/Damnthatsinteresting by u/Upstairs-Bit6897]

Posted Dec 29, 2025, 3:14 AM UTC

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