Refusing to be the last woman standing – Katrina Esau of Upington

The world knows 90-year-old Katrina Esau as the last known fluent speaker of a San language called Nluu (pronounced N'xuu). She is from Upington in the Northern Cape, South Africa. Esau has inspired linguists, anthropologists, human rights activists, and social media populations who have an interest in extinct languages and the passing of cultures.

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