Over 500 languages (only 3 are spoken by 10% or more). Capital was moved due to issues with language.
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What makes a language an endangered language?
Children are not being taught the language (only the older generation speaks it regularly).
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Explain a reawakening language.
Myaamia Language (teaching the language to the younger generation as their first language)
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What is an isolated language and give an example.
Language that is unrelated to any other and therefore not attached to any language family (due to limited interaction with others) (Basque)
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What is unique about the Icelandic language?
It is the least changed language in the Germanic branch in the past 1,000 years. Little interaction caused it remain unchanged unlike languages in Europe.
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Why are languages becoming extinct at a rapid pace?
Due to globalization (people have to learn more common languages in order to be part of the global market)
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What type of language is Hebrew considered and explain.
Growing language. Was not used on a daily basis until after the creation of Israel.
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What is a creolized language?
Results from the mixing of a colonizer's language with the indigenous language of the people being dominated
