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List of languages by time of extinction - Wikipedia. An extinct language may be narrowly defined as a language with no native speakers and no descendant languages. Under this definition, a language becomes extinct upon the death of its last native speaker, the terminal speaker.
DateLanguageLanguage FamilyRegionby 2024West Papua, Indonesiaby 2024West Papua, Indonesiaby 2024Maluku, Indonesia2 May 2023Washington (state), United States- Latin. Latin, the language of ancient Rome, has shaped civilizations and influenced countless languages throughout the centuries, from its origins as a spoken language in the region of Latium in central Italy, to its widespread use as the lingua franca of the Roman Empire.
- Ancient Greek. The roots of Ancient Greek can be traced back to the Indo-European language family. It emerged in the region we now know as Greece around the 9th century BCE.
- Sanskrit. Sanskrit, an ancient Indo-Aryan language with deep roots in Indian culture, originated in the Indian subcontinent around 1500 BCE and became the language of the sacred Hindu scriptures known as the Vedas.
- Aramaic. Aramaic, an ancient Semitic language, traces its origins back to the 12th century BCE, and eventually became widely spoken in various regions, including modern Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, and Israel.
Jan 5, 2022 · One language per month could disappear, without intervention. There are 7,000 documented languages currently spoken across the world, but half of them could be endangered, according to a new study. It is predicted that 1,500 known languages may no longer be spoken by the end of this century.
Jun 6, 2014 · Over the past century alone, around 400 languages – about one every three months – have gone extinct, and most linguists estimate that 50% of the world’s remaining 6,500 languages will be gone...
An extinct language is a language with no living descendants that no longer has any first-language or second-language speakers. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In contrast, a dead language is a language that no longer has any first-language speakers, but does have second-language speakers or is used fluently in written form, such as Latin . [ 3 ]
DateLanguageLanguage FamilyRegionby 2024West Papua, Indonesiaby 2024West Papua, Indonesiaby 2024Maluku, Indonesia2 May 2023Washington (state), United StatesOne fifth of the world’s more than 7,000 languages will be dormant or dead by the end of the century, scientists warn. More than 40% of them are already endangered.
Linguists estimate that of the world’s approximately 6,900 languages, more than half are at risk of dying out by the end of the 21st century. Sometimes languages die out quickly. This can happen when small communities of speakers are wiped out by disasters or war.
