Why Languages Are Dying—and Why We Should Care
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āŠાāŠ āŠŪાāŠĪૃāŠાāŠ·ા āŠŪાāŠે āŠĪāŠŪાāŠ°ું āŠિāŠļāŠોāŠēી āŠāа્āŠŪ āŠેāŠāŠēું? - āŠĩિāŠ·āŠŊāŠ āŠુāŠāаાāŠĪી āŠાāŠ·ાāŠŪાં āŠēેāŠ āŠēāŠેāŠēો āŠŊાāŠĶ āŠે āŠĻે...? āŠĪો āŠđāŠĩે āŠ āŠ āŠŽાāŠŽāŠĪ āŠ
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āŠēāŠ āŠēāŠđેāŠા āŠļાāŠĨે. Language is more than just words. It is memory, culture, identity, and life itself. Across the world, thousands of languages are disappearing, often without people even noticing. Out of nearly 7,000 known languages, about 2,500 are now endangered. On average, one language dies every two weeks. India, with its incredible language diversity, has the highest number of endangered languages—197 in total. As these languages fade away, so do the stories, traditions, and wisdom of the people who speak them. And that should matter to all of us. In India alone, over 250 languages have died in the last sixty years. Many tribal languages in the Himalayan region such as Ahom, Andro, Rangkas, and Tolcha have already disappeared. These were once rich traditions passed down by word of mouth, filled with songs, folk tales, and ancient knowledge. Now...