Endangered languages

Endangered languages

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Saterland Frisian

Language; Endangered languages

Saterland Frisian, also known as Sater Frisian or Saterlandic (Seeltersk), is the last living dialect of the East Frisian language. It is closely related to the other Frisian languages—North Frisian, ...

North Frisian

Language; Endangered languages

North Frisian is a minority language of Germany, spoken by about 10,000 people in North Frisia. North Frisian is an endangered language, as in most places children no longer learn it. In UNESCO's Red ...

Boruca

Language; Endangered languages

Boruca is the native language of the Boruca people of Costa Rica. It is one of the Chibchan languages. It is nearly extinct; it was spoken fluently by only five women in 1986, while 30 to 35 others ...

Franco-Provençal

Language; Endangered languages

It is a Romance language with several distinct dialects that form a linguistic sub-group separate from Langue d'Oïl and Langue d'Oc. The name Franco-Provençal was given to the language by G.I. Ascoli ...

Inari Sámi

Language; Endangered languages

Inari Sámi is a Uralic, Sami language spoken by the Inari Sami of Finland. It has approximately 300 speakers, the majority of whom are middle-aged or older and live in the municipality of Inari. ...

Chuvash

Language; Endangered languages

Chuvash is a Turkic language spoken in central Russia, primarily in the Chuvash Republic and adjacent areas. It is the only surviving member of the Oghur branch of Turkic languages. The writing ...

Cayuga

Language; Endangered languages

Cayuga is a Northern Iroquoian language of the Iroquois Proper (also known as "Five Nations Iroquois") subfamily, and is spoken on Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation, Ontario, by around 100 ...