English is the official language, but there are also 16 indigenous languages.

官方语言是英语，但也有16种土著语言。

Surprisingly, the number of indigenous language speakers is higher than in 2000.

令人感到惊奇的是，与2000年相比，说土话的人不是少了，而是更多了。

But outside the rural areas, where one indigenous language prevails, this is neither financially nor logistically feasible.

即便有一种本土语在郊区盛行，但在郊区之外的地方，(想让这种语言继续盛行)在经济上和距离上都是不可行的。

Through translation, the postcolonial writers incorporated the elements of the indigenous language and culture into the postcolonial literary texts.

通过将本土语言文化翻译进入后殖民文学文本，后殖民杂糅写作起着重写后殖民文化身份的作用。

Yagan (indigenous language of Tierra del Fuego) – “the wordless, yet meaningful look shared by two people who both desire to initiate something but are both reluctant to start”

雅冈语（南美洲火地岛的本土语言），“两人之间无语而意味深长的的凝视，此二人都想主动做什么可又不愿开始。”