In Danger of Extinction

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Welsh Town Tries to Protect Language

by Richard Brooks February 9, 2011 In Danger of Extinction

The Welsh community of Abergele is afraid that the community will lose its character under a new development plan. Find out more!

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Rosetta Stone Now Teaches Inupiaq

by Richard Brooks January 31, 2011 In Danger of Extinction

Popular language-learning software maker Rosetta Stone is all set to unveil its newest offering: the Alaskan dialect of Inupiaq. Read more!

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20 Endangered British Languages

by Caroline Mikolajczyk December 13, 2010 In Danger of Extinction

Cambridge University has just put together a database that includes 20 British languages that are either endangered or believed to be extinct. Find out more!

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China Says Linguistic Diversity “Not Important”

by Richard Brooks November 15, 2010 In Danger of Extinction

Warning: 88 Chinese languages are endangered. Check this post out!

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New Language Discovered in India, Race is On to Preserve It

by Charlie Jolly October 12, 2010 In Danger of Extinction

A group of American linguists just announced the discovery of a new language in a remote region of India. The language, called Koro, was discovered during a 2008 expedition to Arunachal Pradesh.

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Guernsey Language Expert Marie de Garis Dies At Age 100

by Richard Brooks August 13, 2010 In Danger of Extinction

The BBC has announced that Marie de Garis, an expert on the Guernsey language and culture, passed away on Tuesday, a little over a month after she reached her 100th birthday.

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Native Americans Gather for Plains Indian Sign Language Conference

by Richard Brooks August 12, 2010 In Danger of Extinction

Plains Indian tribes will gather at the Northern Cheyenne Reservation in Montana to create a record of a language that is rapidly going extinct: Plains Indian Sign Language.

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Eyak Language

by Richard Brooks July 1, 2010 In Danger of Extinction

In 2008, an 89-year-old Alaskan Native woman named Marie Smith Jones died. The Eyak language died with her, as she was the last living speaker. Now, a young French student with a passion for languages is considering helping to resurrect the language.

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Laz Language on Decline in Turkey

by Richard Brooks May 26, 2010 In Danger of Extinction

Turkish is the only official language of Turkey, but it is far from the only language spoken there. Unfortunately, many of the minority languages are on the decline.

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Vermont Artist Highlights Endangered Alphabets

by Charlie Jolly May 6, 2010 In Danger of Extinction

On average, 10 languages disappear for good each and every year. Tim Brookes, a Vermont travel writer and artist, is trying to raise awareness of this issue with his new exhibition: 13 rare alphabets carved and painted into real Vermont maple.

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