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Half the World's Languages Will Vanish by 2100

More than 2400 tongues at risk of extinction, as last speakers die out

By Katherine Thompson,  Newser Staff

Posted Mar 16, 2009 11:11 AM CDT

(Newser) – Globalization has many benefits, but the preservation of the world's languages is decidedly not among them. Ever since the invention of agriculture 10,000 years ago, smaller tribes have assimilated into bigger ones and seen their native tongues lost, and the process has been speeding...   Read full story »

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