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Statistics About The Least Spoken Languages In The World
The least spoken languages in the world have fewer than 1,000 speakers and are at risk of extinction.
In this post, we explore the stark reality of some of the world’s least spoken languages. With statistics revealing the dwindling number of fluent speakers for languages such as Ainu, Yuchi, Eyak, and many more, we shine a light on the precarious status of these unique linguistic treasures. The data paints a poignant picture of cultural heritage on the brink of extinction, highlighting the urgent need to preserve and celebrate linguistic diversity.
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"There are approximately 200 languages in the world with less than 10 known speakers left."
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"Ainu, a language in Japan, is spoken fluently by only 10 people."
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"The language of Yuchi, native to Oklahoma in the United States, has only 12 fluent speakers left."
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"There is only one fluent speaker of the Native American language, Eyak, as of 2008."
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"The Tanema language spoken in the Solomon Islands is believed to have only 4 speakers as of 2008."
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"There are only 3 fluent speakers of the Native American language, Nuchatlaht, as of 2018."
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"As of 2010, the Native American language, Pawnee, had fewer than 10 native speakers left."
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"There are approximately 20 speakers of the Ainu language on the island of Hokkaido in Japan as of 2018."
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"The Aboriginal language of Lardil, spoken in Australia, had only 10 speakers left as of 2016."
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"There were an estimated 5 fluent speakers of Dumi, a language in Nepal, as of 2007."
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"The Bomboma language of Sierra Leone had only 20 native speakers left as of 2006."
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"The Indigenous Australian language, Madhi Madhi, has fewer than 10 speakers."
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"There are fewer than 20 total speakers of the Native American language, Patwin."
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"According to the 2010 Russian census, only 6 people reported Pacific Gulf Yupik as their mother tongue."
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"The Judeo-Tat language, a Jewish language from the eastern Caucasus, is only spoken by about 10 elders in Azerbaijan."
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"Yuki, a language from California, had just one speaker left as of 2016."
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"Pataxo, a language from Brazil, had only 4 speakers left as of 2007."
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"Wichita, a language native to Oklahoma in the United States, had only 1 speaker remaining as of 2008."
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"The Totoro language in Colombia had fewer than 3 speakers as of 2008."
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"The Native American language, Wukchumni, had only 1 speaker as of 2014."
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