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Parji/Duruwa - One of the least threatened languages on the list is Parji, also known as Duruwa. The language is spoken by around 50,000 people in the Dhurwa tribe, in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh.
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Mayo - Just over 32,000 people speak Mayo, spoken by the Mexican people of Mayo. The language is spoken in the state of Sonora.
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Sirmauri - Around 31,000 people speak Sirmauri, which originates from Himachal Pradesh in northern India.
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Tidikelt - Tidikelt is spoken in the province of Tamanrasset in Algeria. There are around 30,000 speakers of this language.
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Gadaba
- There are over 26,000 speakers of this language, tied to the Gadaba people, who originate from eastern India.
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Koraga - The Koraga language is spoken in Indian states such as Kerala, Karnataka, and Dakshina Kannada. There are around 16,000 speakers.
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Yakkha - Over 14,000 people speak the Yakkha language, like in the Dhankuta district of Nepal.
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Bangani - It's reported that there are around 12,000 Bangani speakers. Some scholars have described Bangani as a dialect of the Garhwali language, while others argue its unique enough to be its own language.
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Lamgang/Lamkang - Lamgang, or Lamkang, is spoken by approximately 10,000 people. It's described as originating from Manipur, India, but is also spoken in Burma.
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Argobba - 8,000 people have been associated with the Argobba language, partly spoken in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa.
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Awa Pit/Cuaiquer - This language is spoken by the Awa-Kwaiker people, who reside in north Ecuador and south Colombia. There are around 7,500 reported speakers.
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San Francisco del Mar Huave/Huave - Spoken by indigenous people living in Oaxaca, Mexico, the Huave language has around 6,900 speakers.
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Sawkna/Sokna - The Sokna language is reportedly spoken by around 6,000 people. Among other places, Sokna is spoken in northeastern Libya.
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Anung/Anong - Anong is a Sino-Tibetan language, spoken by the Nung people in China and Burma. There are around 5,000 speakers.
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Pu - Pu is another Sino-Tibetan language with around 5,000 speakers. It is spoken by the Puxian people, originating from China.
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Baghati - Baghati is also known as Mahasu Pahari, and is spoken in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. There are around 4,000 reported speakers.
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Shwai - The Shwai language is spoken by approximately 3,500 people. It's a language tied to the former territory of Kordofan, Sudan.
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Ko/Fungor
- Nearly 2,700 people speak this endangered language, which has also been traced back to Kordofan, Sudan.
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Seward Peninsula Inupiaq - The Inupiaq language counts over 2,100 people as its speakers. People speak it in the Seward Peninsula.
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Tchumbuli/Akan - The Akan language is reportedly spoken by 1,800 people, and is spoken in African nations like Benin.
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Sanenyo/Chowra - Around 1,300 people speak Sanenyo, also known as the Chaura language. It's native to Chorwa Island.
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Toda/Dravidian - Toda is traced back to the Toda people. About 1,000 speak the language in the Nilgiri Hills of south India.
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Waiwai - The Cariban language is native to northern Brazil, as well as Guyana and Suriname. It's reported around 750 people speak it.
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Akum - Around 600 people speak Akum, around Cameroon and Nigeria.
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Majera - Majera is a minor Afro-Asiatic language, native to Chad and Cameroon. There are 500 noted speakers.
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Cobiana/Kobiana/Buy - The Kobiana language counts 400 people as its speakers, native to Senegal and Guinea-Bissau.
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Bakole - Bakole is spoken by around about 300 people, and has its roots in southern Cameroon.
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Birri - Birri is nearly extinct, but is apparently still spoken in the Central African Republic. There are 200 reported speakers.
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Waimajã/Bará - Just 100 people speak the Waimajã language, also known as Bará. The language is spoken along the rivers of Colombia, like Yapu and Colorado.
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Wintu-Nomlaki
- Apparently just one person speaks Wintu-Nomlaki, a language traditionally spoken by native inhabitants of Sacramento Valley in California. See also: Lost treasures around the world
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Parji/Duruwa - One of the least threatened languages on the list is Parji, also known as Duruwa. The language is spoken by around 50,000 people in the Dhurwa tribe, in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh.
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Mayo - Just over 32,000 people speak Mayo, spoken by the Mexican people of Mayo. The language is spoken in the state of Sonora.
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Sirmauri - Around 31,000 people speak Sirmauri, which originates from Himachal Pradesh in northern India.
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Tidikelt - Tidikelt is spoken in the province of Tamanrasset in Algeria. There are around 30,000 speakers of this language.
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Gadaba
- There are over 26,000 speakers of this language, tied to the Gadaba people, who originate from eastern India.
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Koraga - The Koraga language is spoken in Indian states such as Kerala, Karnataka, and Dakshina Kannada. There are around 16,000 speakers.
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Yakkha - Over 14,000 people speak the Yakkha language, like in the Dhankuta district of Nepal.
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Bangani - It's reported that there are around 12,000 Bangani speakers. Some scholars have described Bangani as a dialect of the Garhwali language, while others argue its unique enough to be its own language.
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Lamgang/Lamkang - Lamgang, or Lamkang, is spoken by approximately 10,000 people. It's described as originating from Manipur, India, but is also spoken in Burma.
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Argobba - 8,000 people have been associated with the Argobba language, partly spoken in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa.
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Awa Pit/Cuaiquer - This language is spoken by the Awa-Kwaiker people, who reside in north Ecuador and south Colombia. There are around 7,500 reported speakers.
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San Francisco del Mar Huave/Huave - Spoken by indigenous people living in Oaxaca, Mexico, the Huave language has around 6,900 speakers.
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Sawkna/Sokna - The Sokna language is reportedly spoken by around 6,000 people. Among other places, Sokna is spoken in northeastern Libya.
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Anung/Anong - Anong is a Sino-Tibetan language, spoken by the Nung people in China and Burma. There are around 5,000 speakers.
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Pu - Pu is another Sino-Tibetan language with around 5,000 speakers. It is spoken by the Puxian people, originating from China.
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Baghati - Baghati is also known as Mahasu Pahari, and is spoken in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. There are around 4,000 reported speakers.
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Shwai - The Shwai language is spoken by approximately 3,500 people. It's a language tied to the former territory of Kordofan, Sudan.
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Ko/Fungor
- Nearly 2,700 people speak this endangered language, which has also been traced back to Kordofan, Sudan.
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Seward Peninsula Inupiaq - The Inupiaq language counts over 2,100 people as its speakers. People speak it in the Seward Peninsula.
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Tchumbuli/Akan - The Akan language is reportedly spoken by 1,800 people, and is spoken in African nations like Benin.
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Sanenyo/Chowra - Around 1,300 people speak Sanenyo, also known as the Chaura language. It's native to Chorwa Island.
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Toda/Dravidian - Toda is traced back to the Toda people. About 1,000 speak the language in the Nilgiri Hills of south India.
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Waiwai - The Cariban language is native to northern Brazil, as well as Guyana and Suriname. It's reported around 750 people speak it.
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Akum - Around 600 people speak Akum, around Cameroon and Nigeria.
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Majera - Majera is a minor Afro-Asiatic language, native to Chad and Cameroon. There are 500 noted speakers.
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Cobiana/Kobiana/Buy - The Kobiana language counts 400 people as its speakers, native to Senegal and Guinea-Bissau.
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Bakole - Bakole is spoken by around about 300 people, and has its roots in southern Cameroon.
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Birri - Birri is nearly extinct, but is apparently still spoken in the Central African Republic. There are 200 reported speakers.
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Waimajã/Bará - Just 100 people speak the Waimajã language, also known as Bará. The language is spoken along the rivers of Colombia, like Yapu and Colorado.
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Wintu-Nomlaki
- Apparently just one person speaks Wintu-Nomlaki, a language traditionally spoken by native inhabitants of Sacramento Valley in California. See also: Lost treasures around the world
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The world's most endangered languages
Learn these languages before they're lost forever
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Language links us all together, and can open doors for us around the world. English is the go-to for hundreds of millions, and is more widely spoken than Mandarin, which has over one billion speakers itself. That said, there are languages that are actually disappearing from conversations across the globe. There are slightly endangered languages like Parji, spoken by around 50,000 people. However, that doesn't compare to the languages that are most under threat. Around the world there are languages spoken by just a few hundred people, from Californian mountains to riverside towns in Cameroon. Find out about these interesting languages before they disappear forever.
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