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- In line with wider global trends, many languages currently spoken in Europe are endangered and some are at imminent risk of extinction.
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Greater education and mobility marginalize some minor languages. One language per month could disappear, without intervention. There are 7,000 documented languages currently spoken across the world, but half of them could be endangered, according to a new study. It is predicted that 1,500 known languages may no longer be spoken by the end of ...
Feb 21, 2022 · 21 February, 2022. Ver la entrada. Around 3,000 languages could disappear before the end of the century, at a rate of one every two weeks. Faced with this alarming reality, the United Nations proclaimed a decade to protect these languages and preserve humanity’s common heritage.
List of endangered languages in Europe. An endangered language is a language that is at risk of falling out of use, generally because it has few surviving speakers. If it loses all of its native speakers, it becomes an extinct language.
LanguageStatusSpeakersNotesDefinitely endangered [1]210,000 [3]Also spoken in: Bulgaria, Greece, North ...Severely endangered [1]60,000 [4]Also spoken in: Algeria, Bosnia and ...Definitely endangered [1]3,500,000 [5]Also spoken in: Austria, Belarus, Bosnia ...Vulnerable [1]1,500,000 [6]Also spoken in: Bulgaria, North ...Dec 16, 2021 · Of the approximately 7,000 documented languages, nearly half are considered endangered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. In comparison, around 40% of amphibian species, 25% of mammals and 14% of birds are...
Discover how many languages are endangered — or dead — in Europe, as UNESCO reveals its latest findings. Around 640 languages are in danger of extinction in Europe because children no...
Apr 12, 2018 · Pérez Báez: A language can, unfortunately, become endangered relatively easily. It happens when fewer and fewer people speak it, and especially when children stop learning it as their dominant language. These children are then less likely to speak it at home and teach it to their children.
3% of the world’s languages are indigenous to Europe. According to the Atlas of the World’s Languages (UNESCO), there are 128 languages within the European Union that are considered to be endangered. All languages that are treated as a separate language, and not a dialect, have their own ISO- Code.