The Problem: Every two weeks, the last fluent speaker of a language dies. Today 7,000 languages are spoken on the planet. By 2100, the number of languages spoken may be halved.
Who: Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages
Why are they special? Working to document languages in collaboration with the National Geographic Society. The Institute is also trying to maintain and revitalize disappearing languages.
Where: Salem, Oregon
Started: Unknown
General site: Home page
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Link to help: Donations
Deductible? Yes
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