At the end of a week which has seen fears about the future of the language mixed with more hopeful signs such as the success of the learners of Welsh and the opening up one of the traditional bastions of Welsh culture to new talents, the subject of "rebirth" could hardly have been a more appropriate one.

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But he is a typical product of Peru's provincial middle class: he is mestizo (of mixed race), speaks no Indian language and went to a private school.

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The regional language reflects Kenya's demographic blend, with Arabic touches mixed with African dialects.

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European populations have mixed so extensively with their neighbours that their genes mirror geography, rather than reflecting the paths of human migrations or language families.

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The family had to pull strings to get their seven children admitted to an Afrikaans-language Catholic boarding school that was officially designated for so-called "coloreds, " South Africans of mixed race.

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