The official native tongue of Panama is Spanish however, English is widely spoken in the cities of Panama. Many Panamanians, including Mr. K. are fluent in both Spanish and English. Mr. K. continues to speak the native language of Spanish with his family but he now lives in the U.S. therefore, English is his primary language today instead of Spanish. He enjoys speaking Spanish however, it is not necessary for survival or communicational purposes in the U.S. The Spanish language in Panama use both feminine and masculine words. When speaking to a female, the letter a is place at the end of the sentence. For example, Hola senorita! When speaking to a male, an o is placed at the end or the word may be left the same. For example, Hola Senor!

Mr. K. knew a few of the words from the word list (was not a list of 100) but he shared several words that he was more familiar with: molas-type of decorative fabric, congreso-church, la playa-the beach, cyucas-canoe.

From the chapter, I decided to ask Mr. K. if he thought that the native language Spanish would ever reached extinction in Panama? He did not believe that would ever happen because Spanish is still the only way of communication for many individuals in Panama and the population of people who continue to speak Spanish today is an enormous amount.