Atlas of the World's Languages in DangerChristopher Moseley Languages are not only tools of communication, they also reflect a view of the world. Languages are vehicles of value systems and cultural expressions and are an essential component of the living heritage of humanity. Yet, many of them are in danger of disappearing. UNESCO's Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger tries to raise awareness on language endangerment. This third edition has been completely revised and expanded to include new series of maps and new points of view. |
Contents
Introduction | 8 |
Cartographic representation | 14 |
SubSaharan Africa | 20 |
Europe and the Caucasus | 32 |
Western and Central Asia | 43 |
India and the Himalayan chain | 59 |
Greater Pacific area | 74 |
South America | 86 |
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Aboriginal languages Africa Atlas Australia Austro-Asiatic Austronesian Austronesian languages bilingual Canada census Central China city or area classified concerning the delimitation Creole Critically endangered Extinct cultural Dagur Definitely endangered Severely designations employed Eastern edition endangered Critically endangered endangered languages endangered Severely endangered endangerment Ethnologue Evenki frontiers or boundaries Gelao imply the expression indigenous languages Islands language families language revitalization Languages in Danger languages spoken large number Manchu Manchuria Mazatec minority languages Mixtec Mongol mother tongue native language Nivkh North Northern number of speakers official language opinion whatsoever Otomí population presentation of material programmes Quechua region Saami Selkup Severely endangered Critically Siberia SIL International South Southern speech communities Tamazight Tatar territory Thailand Tibeto-Burman languages Tlapanec Totonac Tundra Turkic UNESCO UNESCO concerning Urak Lawoi Viet Vulnerable Definitely endangered Western World’s Languages Zapotec