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Endagered Language Hotspots

This excellent website gives a picture of where in the world there is most linguistic diversity and where languages are in danger of extinction.

Every 14 days a language dies. By 2100, more than half of the more than 7,000 languages spoken on Earth—many of them never yet recorded—will likely disappear, taking with them a wealth of knowledge about history, culture, the natural environment, and how the human brain works. (read more)

Hat Tip: White African

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8 replies on “Endagered Language Hotspots”

I was hoping a Wycliffe person would see this. From what David was talking about there seems to be quite a bit of work that they are doing that is being duplicated by SIL too. I wonder if Wycliffe/SIL ever talk with National Geographic or any of these other linguists?

I’m surprised that there isn’t even a “low” hotspot blob over Alaska, representing the native languages spoken there – there’ve been numerous articles written about those local languages dying as the older generations pass away.

hash, I picked this up from your twitter feed. I don’t know if any of the language survey people do contact National Geographic – I’d be interested to know, too.

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My usual toleration of blog reading is about 3 minutes, but after a friend pointed me here for a laugh (church signs) I found enough to interest me for quite a while! Upon finding this article I was surprised -and saddened- to discover that the language spoken fluently by my great-great grandparents is on the high threat list! 150 years after they traded Euchee for English, I am studying the trade language for my own education. Though we (my people) all now read the Bible in languages we understand, I am glad for organizations that continue the translation work for those who cannot yet.

Thanks for the encouragement Kiro and welcome to Kouya.net and thank you for the encouragement in Bible translation work.

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