New Languages Inward Danger On Google Maps

The First Peoples' Language Map of B.C. Google Map displays data virtually the languages spoken past times the 203 First Nation communities inwards British Columbia.

If yous zoom inwards on an surface area on the map in addition to then markers volition look that exhibit the languages spoken inwards that region. If yous opened upwardly an data window yous tin sack click through to persuasion details virtually how many fluent speakers of the selected linguistic communication are left.

Did yous know that at that spot are 192 endangered or dead languages inwards the United States? That figure includes Coushatta, which is spoken past times 350 members of the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana. It equally good includes Paviotso, which is spoken past times 400 people inwards Oregon, Nevada, California in addition to Idaho.

The UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages inwards Danger highlights the endangered languages listed inwards UNESCO’s Atlas. It is possible to browse the world's endangered languages on the Google Map via a search box or past times zooming into private countries on the map.

The languages are shown on the map past times coloured markers. The map markers reverberate the degree of danger to the language. Black markers betoken languages that are already dead, cherry-red markers those that are critically endangered.