# Languages at risk

Thousands of languages are spoken by small communities, and many are no longer passed to children. Each one holds a way of naming the world, and communities, linguists and schools work to record and revive them.

Connects to:
- [Language](https://mapideas.org/i/language)
- [Language and belonging](https://mapideas.org/i/cu_lang)
- [Colonial history](https://mapideas.org/i/cu_colonial)
- [What do we lose with a language?](https://mapideas.org/i/q_x_lose_lang)
- [Can a culture change and last?](https://mapideas.org/i/q_x_stay_self)
- [Whose voice is missing?](https://mapideas.org/i/q_x_voices)

Sources:
- [Wikipedia: Language death](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_death)
- [Wikipedia: Language revitalization](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_revitalization)

Source: https://mapideas.org/i/la_dying · open on the map: https://mapideas.org/#la_dying