considering the many countries/islands and different ethnic backgrounds is it a possibility?
2007-11-05 01:11:49 · 6 answers · asked by sunnydaze34509xoxo 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
It is possible to say roughly, although the sad thing is that many languages today have maybe only one or two people who speak them and will die out within the next generation. Such is the case in countries in South America where native languages are giving way to Spanish which is made popular though the media of TV and music, movies etc.
There are roughly 6500 spoken languages in the world today. However, about 2000 of those languages have fewer than 1000 speakers and are moribund.
2007-11-05 01:23:43 · answer #1 · answered by Gaspode the wonder dog 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, on the second English has a higher risk than another language, however this can be a narrow risk. There are a few small companies that already do do that. Some Indians and Sri Lankans have their kids be trained English first, earlier than their house language, however those are small social elites.
2016-09-05 10:52:11 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, because I don't think it's possible to come up with a definition of "language" precise enough to distinguish between different languages and different dialects of the same language.
2007-11-05 01:25:41 · answer #3 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
about 6000 but it's hard to tell whether something is a language or only dialect also the msot of the mare used verylimitedly and are ndangered
2007-11-05 01:27:15 · answer #4 · answered by ケチャッパー 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Honestly, I don't think that it's possible.
2007-11-05 01:15:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
internet
2007-11-05 01:51:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋