The World's Languages Are Rapidly Disappearing [PIC]

Posted by Ivica Miskovic | Wednesday, March 18, 2009 | | 11 comments »

Around a quarter of the world's population speaks just three languages: Mandarin, English and Spanish. But out of the 6,700 of the world's identified languages, nearly 2,500 are deemed at risk according to UNESCO, the UN's cultural body. The imposition of a colonial language long ago in big countries such as Brazil and America is still endangering the diversity of native tongues. In America, 53 languages have become extinct since 1950, more than in any other country.

credited to economist.com



11 comments

  1. Anonymous // May 25, 2010 at 4:01 PM  

    America is not a coutry

  2. Anonymous // May 25, 2010 at 6:09 PM  

    That guy above me is an idiot.

  3. Anonymous // May 25, 2010 at 6:50 PM  

    That guy above me is an idiot, the guy above him is correct

  4. Anonymous // May 25, 2010 at 6:58 PM  

    america is a continent. though i'm sure the article was referring to the USA.

  5. Anonymous // May 25, 2010 at 8:12 PM  

    all the guys above me are idiots ;)

  6. Anonymous // May 25, 2010 at 9:11 PM  

    Im am the first non-idiot in this shit

  7. Anonymous // May 25, 2010 at 11:39 PM  

    i really am an idiot though

  8. Anonymous // May 26, 2010 at 3:58 AM  

    How many of you are from the USA?

  9. Anonymous // May 26, 2010 at 2:05 PM  

    ...the confusion started when the idiot usa citizens called themselfs "americans"...

  10. Anonymous // July 15, 2010 at 5:17 AM  

    I wonder what shitty country you're from? It must be shit if you're so concerned with what we call ourselves.

  11. Anonymous // March 10, 2011 at 2:32 AM  

    We are called Americans because America is in our name. What do you want to call us? "United Statesians"? What do you call people from the United Kingdom? British. Same basic logic behind it.

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