"When my generation of young people left the villages," says Icyang, "we rarely returned. When we did, we pretended we didn't understand our mother tongue, or refused to use it to speak to our elders. In contrast, young Aborigines today delight in proclaiming their tribal affiliation and have even reverted to using their Aboriginal names. They have a much healthier attitude."
「我們那一代年輕人，一旦離鄉後，偶爾回到部落，就會假裝聽不懂或拒絕跟老人們說母語；如今的原住民青年卻樂於大聲說出自己的族名，甚至改回原名，心態上健康許多了，」夷將表示。