Endangered language
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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. Language loss occurs when the language has no mo
Dolly Pentreath, last known native speaker of the Cornish language, in an engraved portrait published in 1781
Language death
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In linguistics, language death occurs when a language loses its last native speaker. By extension, language extinction is when the language is no longer known, including by second-language speakers, w
Hittite script on a clay tablet
