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'Baby Shark,' Now In 19 Languages And Counting — Including A Navajo Tongue

KNAU News Talk - Arizona Public Radio | By Zac Ziegler

Published January 28, 2020 at 4:55 PM PST

Star Wars has been translated into a Navajo language, and now the viral song sensation "Baby Shark" gets the treatment as language preservationists seek to keep the ancient native tongue Diné in use. KNAU's Zac Ziegler reports.

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