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encyclopedia of the
world’s endangered
languages
The concern for the fast-disappearing language stocks of the world has arisen particularly
in the last decade, as a result of the impact of globalization. This encyclopedia appears
as an answer to a felt need: to catalogue and describe those languages, making up the
vast majority of the world’s six thousand or more distinct tongues, which are in danger of
disappearing within the next few decades.
Endangerment is a complex issue, and the reasons why so many of the world’s
smaller, less empowered languages are not being passed on to future generations today
are discussed in the encyclopedia’s introduction. This is followed by regional sections,
each authored by a notable specialist, combining to provide a comprehensive listing of
languages which, by the criteria of endangerment set out in the introduction, are likely
to disappear within the next few decades. These languages make up ninety per cent of
the world’s remaining language stocks.
The encyclopedia provides in a single resource: expert analysis of the current lan-
guage policy situation in every multilingual country and on every continent, detailed
descriptions of little-known languages from all over the world, and clear alphabetical
entries, region by region, of all the world’s languages currently thought to be in danger
of extinction.
The Encyclopedia of the World’s Endangered Languages will be a necessary addition to
all academic lingustics collections and will be a useful resource for a range of readers
with an interest in development studies, cultural heritage and international affairs.
Christopher Moseley has recently retired from two decades spent covering Baltic
affairs for BBC Monitoring, part of the BBC World Service. He now works as a
freelance translator and editor, with a particular lifelong interest in the languages
and literatures of the Baltic and Nordic areas. He is the editor of the Journal of the
Foundation for Endangered Languages. His other books include Atlas of the World’s
Languages (Routledge, 2007), Colloquial Latvian (Routledge, 1996) and Colloquial
Estonian (Routledge, 1994).
encyclopedia of the
world’s endangered
languages
edited by
christopher moseley
First published 2007
by Routledge
2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN
www.routledge.co.uk
Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada
by Routledge
270 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016
www.routledge.com
Routledge is an Imprint of the Taylor and Francis Group, an informa business
This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2008.
“To purchase your own copy of this or any of Taylor & Francis or Routledge’s
collection of thousands of eBooks please go to www.eBookstore.tandf.co.uk.”
# 2007 Routledge
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised
in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or
hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information
storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers.
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ISBN13: 978-0-7007-1197-0
(Print Edition)
ISBN 0-203-64565-0 Master e-book ISBN
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encyclopedia of the
world’s endangered
languages
The concern for the fast-disappearing language stocks of the world has arisen particularly
in the last decade, as a result of the impact of globalization. This encyclopedia appears
as an answer to a felt need: to catalogue and describe those languages, making up the
vast majority of the world’s six thousand or more distinct tongues, which are in danger of
disappearing within the next few decades.
Endangerment is a complex issue, and the reasons why so many of the world’s
smaller, less empowered languages are not being passed on to future generations today
are discussed in the encyclopedia’s introduction. This is followed by regional sections,
each authored by a notable specialist, combining to provide a comprehensive listing of
languages which, by the criteria of endangerment set out in the introduction, are likely
to disappear within the next few decades. These languages make up ninety per cent of
the world’s remaining language stocks.
The encyclopedia provides in a single resource: expert analysis of the current lan-
guage policy situation in every multilingual country and on every continent, detailed
descriptions of little-known languages from all over the world, and clear alphabetical
entries, region by region, of all the world’s languages currently thought to be in danger
of extinction.
The Encyclopedia of the World’s Endangered Languages will be a necessary addition to
all academic lingustics collections and will be a useful resource for a range of readers
with an interest in development studies, cultural heritage and international affairs.
Christopher Moseley has recently retired from two decades spent covering Baltic
affairs for BBC Monitoring, part of the BBC World Service. He now works as a
freelance translator and editor, with a particular lifelong interest in the languages
and literatures of the Baltic and Nordic areas. He is the editor of the Journal of the
Foundation for Endangered Languages. His other books include Atlas of the World’s
Languages (Routledge, 2007), Colloquial Latvian (Routledge, 1996) and Colloquial
Estonian (Routledge, 1994).
encyclopedia of the
world’s endangered
languages
edited by
christopher moseley
First published 2007
by Routledge
2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN
www.routledge.co.uk
Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada
by Routledge
270 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016
www.routledge.com
Routledge is an Imprint of the Taylor and Francis Group, an informa business
This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2008.
“To purchase your own copy of this or any of Taylor & Francis or Routledge’s
collection of thousands of eBooks please go to www.eBookstore.tandf.co.uk.”
# 2007 Routledge
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised
in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or
hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information
storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers.
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
A catalog record for this book has been requested
ISBN13: 978-0-7007-1197-0
(Print Edition)
ISBN 0-203-64565-0 Master e-book ISBN
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