Ronnie Wavehill talking to his grandchildren about the early colonial days in his first language Gurindji. Photo: Brenda L Croft 2015.
Ronnie Wavehill talking to his grandchildren about the early colonial days in his first language Gurindji. Photo: Brenda L Croft 2015. A world-first study warns 1,500 endangered languages could no longer be spoken by the end of this century. The study, led by The Australian National University (ANU), identified predictors that put endangered languages at high risk. Co-author Professor Lindell Bromham said that of the world's 7,000 recognised languages, around half were currently endangered. "We found that without immediate intervention, language loss could triple in the next 40 years. And by the end of this century, 1,500 languages could cease to be spoken." Published in Nature Ecology and Evolution , the study charts the widest range of factors ever putting endangered languages under pressure.
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