14 Shocking Language Extinction Facts You Need to Know!

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Ever wondered what happens when languages vanish? Join us on Fact Channels as we explore 14 fascinating insights into language extinction. From unique worldviews lost to the surprising revival of once-dormant tongues, this video uncovers the hidden stories behind disappearing languages. Dive in to learn more and discover how you can help preserve our linguistic heritage. Watch now and stay curious!  #EndangeredLanguages #LinguisticDiversity #CulturalHeritage

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00:00Ever thought about words disappearing forever?

00:02Welcome to Fact Channels, where we unravel 14 jaw-dropping insights on language extinction,

00:08because when tongues go silent, stories risk fading into oblivion.

00:12Did you know that?

00:14Every 14 days another language fades into silence, forever lost to time.

00:20When a language dies, so does the unique worldview it encapsulated,

00:24like the distinct way Hawaiian expresses directions based on nature.

00:27Half of the world's languages today have no written form,

00:31making their extinction silent and often unnoticed.

00:35Would you believe?

00:36The last fluent speaker of a language is often called a language isolate,

00:41living with a knowledge no other person shares.

00:44In the 21st century, urban migration and technology are paradoxically accelerating language extinction,

00:50as global tongues dominate communication.

00:52The Living Tongues Institute estimates that around 3,000 of the 7,000 languages spoken today are endangered.

01:02Some languages survive in unexpected places.

01:05Garifuna, once on the brink of extinction, is now thriving in New York due to immigrant communities.

01:11Languages like Manx and Cornish have been resurrected from dormancy,

01:15proving that language death can sometimes be reversed.

01:18How about the fact that, in Papua New Guinea alone, over 800 languages are spoken,

01:25but many are now critically endangered.

01:27When the last speaker of a language dies, it takes a tremendous anthropological effort even to reconstruct its grammar and usage.

01:36Many ancient languages exist solely on digital platforms today.

01:40Their only written records are online or on hard drives.

01:43In Canada, indigenous languages face such steep decline that they could vanish within two generations without serious revitalization efforts.

01:52While Swahili has spread far beyond its roots,

01:55thousands of African languages today face extinction without documentation or preservation.

02:00The Endangered Languages Project seeks to map and archive threatened languages worldwide to catch whispers before they're silenced.

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