Can We Stop the Extinction? #shorts

Languages are disappearing! Why is this happening and what does it mean for our future?

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[kurzgesagt]

One fun fact that didn't make it into the video:

The inhabitants of La Gomera in the Canary Islands use a form of communication based on whistles to bridge long distances of several kilometers across valleys and ravines, called El Silbo.

[Muhsterd]

More than 60% of the world’s population can be categorized into the top ten most spoken languages. Trying to imagine another 6, 990 languages being spoken among the remaining 30-40% is mind numbing.

[neelkamalbandgar]

Can we document all existing languages so that even if language goes extinct we know about them in future. Extinction of languages, cultures is inevitable in my opinion we should document everything while we can.

[userofusername]

To be fair, language was always a tool of convenience. Although it is a tiny bit sad knowing a lot of them will die off over time, they’ve served their purpose. We can still appreciate their history though.

[ririfiri]

The reason for that extinction is practicality.
I live in Indonesia, very close to my place now, we at least have 4 languages. But mostly used 1 major native language that everyone knows. Because it would be hard to talk to a neighboring village if everyone uses their own languages, so we pick either the easiest or biggest city language.
And also the only language book available and teaches to students is Bahasa Indonesia and 1 other major native language in the area. Other small/local languages usually have not been made into books yet.
And with ease of internet access and parents use Bahasa Indonesia with their kids, young people usually can't use their local language.

[shem]

The fact that we can save languages from being forgotten through MEMES of all things

[sodaPapa]

As long as Python and C# don't fall off, I'm ok

[coleashraf]

Before I started learning Scottish Gaelic, I always wondered why so many of our mountain names here in Scotland start with “Ben”. I eventually learned it comes from Gaelic “beinn”, meaning mountain, and I thought it was really interesting how even anglicised names can tell you a lot about different locations. I imagine it’s similar in the Americas, where a lot of place names have Indigenous origins.

I think endangered languages should be preserved for the cultural aspect alone, but there are practical reasons to learn an endangered language.

[enderkatze]

Fun fact!
France is still activly working towrds the total destruction of the occitan language, after having already done so with it's culture.

[friedawells]

Languages are constantly and rapidly changing. Modern English speakers can't even understand English from more than 800 years ago, so in a sense, even old dialects of English have gone extinct.

[naturesfinest]

I think it is inevitable that the languages will die till we only have a few and some dialects. We should archive and preserve all the languages we can, along with recordings of said language.

[vince_morano]

“Ad infinitum et ultra!”: Buzz Lightyear after Duolingo lessons…

[CCABPSacsach]

add a meme word to every language — for example, “antibabypillen”

[shilasarkar]

It is kind of inevitable. People simply won't do it. Like why would they? Why would they use an unpopular language which is gonna be really inconvenient?

[NotZombiee]

I love how Kurzgesagt always puts memes in their videos

Edit: wow guys thanks for the likes❤

[codbuilder]

It's quite fascinating how languages with very little native speakers get documented.
Is it that one of the speakers happened to be a linguist? Or are linguists just that good at learning other languages?

[Westheimer]

Man, I'd love it if Kurzgesagt made more linguistics videos

[kuriithefrog]

I'm Scottish, and here we have Scottish Gaelic and Scots as languages outside of our primary English. I've heard people thinking that they are dead languages, but they are not going to disappear anytime soon. As a kid I was taught a little Gaelic and whilst it is not very common in the south it is more commonly spoken in the highlands, there are many resources and both Gaelic and Scots words are used regularly in conversation even when people don't speak the language.

Continuing to keep these languages alive is a crucial part of our culture, I hope we can continue to make strides in revitilising other languages in future years! :D

[ajeybakshi]

Before : Hello there!
After :
class Greet{
public static void main (String, args[]){
println("Hello there!)
}
}

[LiterallyRyan_Gosling]

Seeing this in real time with a dialect I speak. My dad didn't pick it up from my grandma, but I did due to her babysitting me often. It has led to me often using words not only people from across the country, not understanding me, but also to local people not understanding me.