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[YummYakitori]

There are many languages in Asia, including Han Chinese, Tagalog, Japanese, Korean, Bahasa Melayu, Bahasa Indonesia, Thai, Khmer, Viet, Lao, Turkish, Hindi, Tamil and Kyrgyz.

But did you know? There are many other highly endangered and extinct languages in Asia. For the first section of this topic, we will talk about extinct languages.

Extinct languages includes the Jurchen, Ba-shu Chinese, Saka, Tocharian and Tangut language of Northeastern China. Gorguryeo, Silla, Baekje, Okje, Gojoseon, Jeulmun, Joseon languages of Korea. The Anuki language of Japan, Phi Language of Thailand and many other tribal languages in Taiwan and The Phillipines.

These languages have undergone language death and no one is able to speak any of these languages at all in the world. These results have been backed up by strong information.

In the second section, we will be talking about highly endangered languages of Asia. The most endangered being the Lengilu Language of Indonesia. Only 4 people left are able to speak the Lengilu Language and they live in a village called Lengilu in Indonesia. The 2nd most endangered language in the world is the Nanai Language of Northeastern China and there are only 12 people left able to speak the Nanai Language. These people live in Heilongjiang of Northeastern China, bordering Russia.

In conclusion, we should treasure every single language we speak, for they might just be extinct one day.

[baibushe]

I agree that is important to maintain the diversity of languages. My great grandmother spoke Thao, and I wish that I can learn it eventually so that I can make sure it lasts another generation.

Extinct languages includes the Jurchen, Ba-shu Chinese, Saka, Tocharian and Tangut language of Northeastern China. Gorguryeo, Silla, Baekje, Okje, Gojoseon, Jeulmun, Joseon languages of Korea. The Anuki language of Japan, Phi Language of Thailand and many other tribal languages in Taiwan and The Phillipines.

Who are the Anuki? The only Anuki I know of is an Austronesian language in Papua New Guinea.

In the second section, we will be talking about highly endangered languages of Asia. The most endangered being the Lengilu Language of Indonesia. Only 4 people left are able to speak the Lengilu Language and they live in a village called Lengilu in Indonesia. The 2nd most endangered language in the world is the Nanai Language of Northeastern China and there are only 12 people left able to speak the Nanai Language. These people live in Heilongjiang of Northeastern China, bordering Russia.

The 2nd most endangered language in the world cannot be Nanai since Nanai has over 3,000 speakers, and Taiwan alone has several languages with fewer than 10 speakers (Kanakavu, Thao, Saaroa), not to mention that many other languages elsewhere also have fewer than 10 speakers. Incidentally, one of the last Pingpu languages of Taiwan, Pazeh, became extinct just last year with the death of its last speaker.

[YummYakitori]

Baibushe, Sorry for my mistake. It is not the Anuki language, it is Ainu's Sakhalin. My iPad kind of turned the things I typed into something else. The Nanai language I found belonged to a China statistic. It said only 12 are left in China. There might be other Nanai speakers who are split apart and some of them live in Russia instead.

Yes, since there are only less than 10 speakers of your own language, the Thao, you should really learn it. I personally don't know any endangered languages.

[baybal]

There are 10 million Manchu. Only 10 of them can speak Manchurian.

[avantivarman]

It is certainly Zarawa language which is endangered, its speakers and zarawa people both are few hundreds.

 

They live in Andaman ( India ) and their reduced numbers are partly due to japanese who killed tribals there.