{"id":21147,"date":"2026-04-09T01:08:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T06:08:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tom-lehr.com\/blog\/?p=21147"},"modified":"2026-04-09T01:08:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T06:08:24","slug":"what-if-the-land-had-its-own-language","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tom-lehr.com\/blog\/2026\/04\/09\/what-if-the-land-had-its-own-language\/","title":{"rendered":"What if the land had its own language?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tom-lehr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSCF8074.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tom-lehr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSCF8074-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"No alphabet but steady drone\" class=\"wp-image-21148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tom-lehr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSCF8074-1024x683.jpg 1024w, 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