Endangered languages

Volapük (; , 'Language of the World', or ) is a constructed language created in 1879 and 1880 by Johann Martin Schleyer, a Roman Catholic priest in Baden, Germany. Notable as the first major constructed international auxiliary language, it primarily drew from Germanic languages. Its grammar is inspired largely by German, although it was heavily regularized by Schleyer, while its lexicon is rooted mostly in English, with additional influence from German, the Romance languages, and Russian. Despite some roots remaining recognizable, many words were altered beyond recognition, as Schleyer sought

language that is at risk of falling out of use

regional language of France

effort to promote an endangered language or revive a dead language

substitution of a community's language by another one over time

2019 United Nations observance focusing on the endangerment of Indigenous languages

language that is marginalized, persecuted or banned

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efforts to save languages spoken by tiny minorities from extinction

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2022–2032 United Nations observance focusing on the endangerment of Indigenous languages

ABCM-Zweisprachigkeit (ABCM -> French acronym for , "Association for Bilingualism in the Classroom from Kindergarten onwards", -> German for "Bilingualism") is a network of bilingual community schools, located in the regions of Alsace, Moselle and Baden-Württemberg. The teaching is given in French and German (standard and dialectal) on a 50-50 basis.

scale measuring how much endangered or developed a language is

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