Endangered: Why are so many languages dying? | The Stream
Al Jazeera, 09 Sep 2020
There are more than 6,000 distinct languages in the world today. But about 2,500 of them are at risk of becoming extinct, according to UNESCO.
Some languages, for example the native Wiradjuri in Australia, are spoken by as few as 30 people – with limited national incentive to keep them alive. When they disappear, there is little historical record of their existence.
It is estimated that in the next ten years at least 50 vulnerable languages will disappear.
On this episode of The Stream, we’ll take a closer look at some of the world’s lost languages and meet the activists trying to save them.
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Some languages, for example the native Wiradjuri in Australia, are spoken by as few as 30 people – with limited national incentive to keep them alive. When they disappear, there is little historical record of their existence.
It is estimated that in the next ten years at least 50 vulnerable languages will disappear.
On this episode of The Stream, we’ll take a closer look at some of the world’s lost languages and meet the activists trying to save them.
Join the conversation:
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/AJStream
FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/AJStream
Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe
#Aljazeeraenglish
#News
#languages
#UNESCO
