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Endangered languages

  • Atlas of languages in danger
  • Language vitality
  • Linguistic diversity in UNESCO normative texts
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Highlights

  • 19th LIPP Symposium on Endangered Languages, Munich-Germany, 10-12 July 2013. (link)
  •  "The UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger: context and process" by Christopher Moseley Published by: WORLD ORAL LITERATURE PROJECT - University of Cambridge (link)
  • The #Khomani community of South Africa mourns one of the lasts N|uu speakers (news)

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    Atlas brochure

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    Brochure about UNESCO's project "Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger". Download in English|French.

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