What is the value of preserving indigenous languages?

Language is an important part of society as it enables us to communicate with each other and express ourselves. According to Back To Babel, when a language dies out, “it marks the loss of an entire culture”. I however disagree with this statement as I believe that a language is only a part of a culture, and not something that solely defines a culture. However on the contrary, I do believe that some of the knowledge and understanding of a culture is lost when its language is extinct. Even though most of the culture and some of its traditions can be preserved by writing or technology, certain things such as customs, inherited knowledge and oral traditions are lost, meaning that future generations lose a important part of the culture which is necessary in order to completely understand it. 

As not all aspects of a culture can be preserved after its language dies out, I believe that it is important to preserve indigenous languages. Each language is unique, no two are the same. When a language dies out, certain words which don't exist in other languages die out with it. For example, the word “Dadirri” from Aboriginal Australian, which is an ancient word that combines deep inner listening, contemplation, and quiet still awareness of creation and the creator. Furthermore, words such as these also gives us an insight into what was valued in the culture. If all of the indigenous languages were to die out, there wouldn't be such a great language and cultural diversity as certain aspects of these lost cultures are forgotten. Due to this, it is important to preserve all languages as they all give us a unique perspective on the world and their values in their culture.