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Critically endangered Maidu language [1] Critically endangered Makah language [1] Critically endangered Malecite-Passamaquoddy language [1] Definitely endangered Primarily in Canada Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language [1] Severely endangered Mandan language [1] 0 Extinct Extinct, current attempt at revival. Maricopa language [1] Severely endangered
However, out of those 256 languages, 238 are in the realm of extinction. [2] That is, 92% of languages that are dying. The United States has the highest number of dying languages, 143 out of 219 languages, [3] then Canada with 75 dying out of its 94 languages, [4] and lastly, Greenland has the smallest number, nil of its two spoken languages. [5]
Native American language revitalization (1 C, 134 P) Pages in category "Endangered languages of the United States" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total.
Lists of endangered languages are mainly based on the definitions used by UNESCO. In order to be listed, a language must be classified as " endangered " in a cited academic source. Researchers have concluded that in less than one hundred years, almost half of the languages known today will be lost forever. [ 1 ]
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Endangered indigenous languages of the Americas (28 C, 90 P) Pages in category "Endangered languages of North America" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
An endangered language or moribund language is a language that is at risk of disappearing as its speakers die out or shift to speaking other languages. [1] Language loss occurs when the language has no more native speakers and becomes a " dead language ".