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Switzerland Wants Special Status for Its 'Fifth Language'

Nation is vying to have yodeling put on UN agency's 'intangible cultural heritage' list

(Newser) - Yodel-ay-hee ... what?! Those famed yodeling calls that for centuries have echoed through the Alps, and more recently have morphed into popular song and folk music, could soon reap a response, all the way from faraway Paris. Switzerland's government is looking for a shoutout from UN cultural agency UNESCO, based...

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