Languages of South America

The Spanish language is losing two letters. By order of the Royal Spanish Academy in Madrid, ‘ch’ and ‘ll’ are on the way out. Katy Clark talks with scholar Ilan Stavans about the reaction among Latin Americans, the largest group of Spanish speakers.

African music and culture live on in parts of Mexico, in communities where the descendants of African slaves live. But it’s disappearing as older community members die. Myles Estey and Grant Fuller begin our story in the Costa Chica town of Lo de Soto.

Anchor Marco Werman speaks with David Harrison and Greg Anderson, subjects of the new documentary, “The Linguists.”