In the Novel, The last speakers by K. David Harrison

1) Why do the missionaries tend to do linguistics fieldwork that others do not?

2) What are the problems, from a cultural/linguistic standpoint, associated with indigenous people's contact with Christian missionaries?

3) Describe what "iy" means/refers to

4) Is there any word in English that is equivalent to this?

5) Have you ever noticed an "iy" before, in your own life?

6) Describe how this demonstrates what would be lost if Tuvan went extinct.

7) Discuss how Urarina, described in the beginning of the 3rd chapter, is an example of this. What is special about Urarina grammar, and what would therefore be lost if languages like Urarina disapperared?

8) How is this like the example of "iy" from the previous questions about Tuvan?

9) Discuss how and what is lost when languages go extinct is a lot like what is lost when plant or animals species go extinct.