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    Language Endangerment Hotspots

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    The document identifies global regions where many endangered languages are concentrated. It provides a map showing language hotspots around the world, with annotations on the number of language families and level of endangerment in each region.

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    The document identifies global regions where many endangered languages are concentrated. It provides a map showing language hotspots around the world, with annotations on the number of language families and level of endangerment in each region.

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    The document identifies global regions where many endangered languages are concentrated. It provides a map showing language hotspots around the world, with annotations on the number of language families and level of endangerment in each region.

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    Language Endangerment Hotspots

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    Megan Kennedy
    The document identifies global regions where many endangered languages are concentrated. It provides a map showing language hotspots around the world, with annotations on the number of language families and level of endangerment in each region.

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    Global Language Hotspots

    Eastern Siberia
    Central Siberia 9 language families
    6 language families extreme
    severe
    Northwest Pacific Plateau
    12 language families
    severe Caucasus
    13 language families
    Oklahoma-Southwest low
    16 language families
    high Eastern India / Malaysia Taiwan-Northern Philipines
    16 language families 14 language families
    Meso-America Northern South America low low
    19 language families 29 language families Southeast Asia
    low medium 24 language families
    Western Africa low Western Melanesia
    30 language families Eastern Africa 100 language families
    Central South America low 17 language families medium Eastern Melanesia
    45 language families low 48 language families
    severe low
    Northern Australia
    62 language families
    Southern South America Southern Africa severe
    20 language families 6 language families
    high low

    Work in progress - do not cite without permission


    Map by Greg Anderson & David Harrison, assisted by Robbie Hart, 2007
    © Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages

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