Preserving Diversity: The Fight to Save Endangered Languages

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Endangered languages are at risk of extinction, leading to a loss of cultural diversity and identity.
Currently, only 4% of the global population speaks 96% of the world's languages, highlighting unequal language representation.
Regular language transitions are happening, threatening many language families with eradication and important cultural nuances.
The absence of instruction for these languages in educational systems contributes significantly to their decline and potential extinction.

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Analysis of endangered languages shows the need to preserve cultural values in multilingual societies, indicating risk of extinction.

Nushrat Mahjabeen (2025) studied this question.

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