Hangul to the rescue


A student pointing to lines of Hangul script as a class of Cia-Cia children learn their Indigenous language at Hendea Elementary School. — ©2024 The New York Times Company

EXCITED chatter filled the classroom as the lesson began. Every desk had a paper nameplate on it with the occupant’s name written in Hangul, the Korean alphabet.

Soon, the students were following their instructor’s lead and etching the distinctive circles and lines of the script in their notebooks.

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