Yussuf.net Quiz 47: endangered and indigenous languages

Questions

  1. What is the term for a language no longer spoken by any community?
  2. Name an endangered click language from Southern Africa.
  3. What is the indigenous language of the San people?
  4. Is Khoekhoe considered endangered?
  5. Which island nation has many unique indigenous languages including Malagasy?
  6. What is one of the endangered languages in Nigeria with fewer than 500 speakers?
  7. Which East African country is working to preserve the Maasai language?
  8. The El Molo people of Kenya speak a nearly extinct language—true or false?
  9. What is the UN agency involved in language preservation?
  10. What’s the term for documenting dying languages?

Answers

  1. Extinct language
  2. !Xóõ
  3. Khoisan
  4. Yes
  5. Madagascar
  6. Shabo
  7. Kenya
  8. True
  9. UNESCO
  10. Language documentation