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The following languages have at least 200,000 speakers (according to the latest figures) but we bet you haven’t heard of them…
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Mapudungu
Where’s it spoken?Chile & Argentina.
How many people speak it?258,413 speakers
Counting in Mapudungun
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Kodagu
Where’s it spoken?South West India
How many people speak it?241,000 speakers
This is the Kodagu alphabet (alsoknown as Coorgi-Cox in English)
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Gascon
Where’s it spoken?France & Spain
How many people speak it?250,000 speakers
‘Mayretat’ and ‘Sindicat d’initiatibe’are both written in Gascon
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Tuva
Where’s it spoken?Russia, Mongolia & China
How many people speak it?264,400 speakers
The Tuvan flag
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Bangka
Where’s it spoken?Indonesia
How many people speak it?340,000 speakers
Bangka Island in Indonesia, wherethe language is spoken
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Guajiro
Where’s it spoken?Columbia & Venezuela
How many people speak it?443,604 speakers
Wayuu people (speakers of Guajiro)on horseback
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Yucatec
Where’s it spoken?Mexico, Belize & Guatemala
How many people speak it?706,000 speakers
Did you know..The 2006 film Apocalypto, directed by Mel Gibson, was filmed entirely in Yucatec Maya.
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Ayacucho
Where’s it spoken?Peru
How many people speak it?900,000 speakers
The Andes are located in theAyacucho region of Peru
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Aymara
Where’s it spoken?Peru, Bolivia & Chile
How many people speak it?219,000 speakers
Traditional Aymara ceremonyin Bolivia
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Bade
Where’s it spoken?Nigeria
How many people speak it?250,000 speakers
Bade Dancers
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These languages will soon be extinct.
If you want to learn more about endangeredlanguages and want to know what you can do tohelp protect them, visit:
www.endangeredlanguages.com
