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[–] 19 points 3 years ago (2 children)

I think people call languages with very few native speakers "endangered languages".

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago

    Unescos ratings are: Vulnerable, definitely endangered, severely endangered and critically endangered. Once a language loses all of its native speakers, it becomes an extinct language [but can be revived].

    Welsh and also Scots are vulnerable whilst Scottish Gaelic and Irish are definitely endangered.

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