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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llibru_Color%C3%A1u_de_les_Lling%C3%BCes_Amenaciaes" title="Llibru Coloráu de les Llingües Amenaciaes – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Llibru Coloráu de les Llingües Amenaciaes" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C9%99hl%C3%BCk%C9%99d%C9%99_olan_D%C3%BCnya_Dill%C9%99ri_Atlas%C4%B1" title="Təhlükədə olan Dünya Dilləri Atlası – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Təhlükədə olan Dünya Dilləri Atlası" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0_%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4_%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B7%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%82%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0_%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BF" title="বিশ্বের বিপদগ্রস্ত ভাষাসমূহের মানচিত্রাবলি – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="বিশ্বের বিপদগ্রস্ত ভাষাসমূহের মানচিত্রাবলি" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llibre_Roig_de_Lleng%C3%BCes_Amena%C3%A7ades" title="Llibre Roig de Llengües Amenaçades – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Llibre Roig de Llengües Amenaçades" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%8Cerven%C3%A1_kniha_ohro%C5%BEen%C3%BDch_jazyk%C5%AF" title="Červená kniha ohrožených jazyků – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Červená kniha ohrožených jazyků" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_of_the_World%E2%80%99s_Languages_in_Danger" title="Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9A%CF%8C%CE%BA%CE%BA%CE%B9%CE%BD%CE%BF_%CE%92%CE%B9%CE%B2%CE%BB%CE%AF%CE%BF_%CF%84%CF%89%CE%BD_%CE%91%CF%80%CE%B5%CE%B9%CE%BB%CE%BF%CF%8D%CE%BC%CE%B5%CE%BD%CF%89%CE%BD_%CE%93%CE%BB%CF%89%CF%83%CF%83%CF%8E%CE%BD" title="Κόκκινο Βιβλίο των Απειλούμενων Γλωσσών – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Κόκκινο Βιβλίο των Απειλούμενων Γλωσσών" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libro_Rojo_de_las_Lenguas_Amenazadas" title="Libro Rojo de las Lenguas Amenazadas – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Libro Rojo de las Lenguas Amenazadas" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unesko-atlaso_de_la_lingvoj_riskantaj_malaperi" title="Unesko-atlaso de la lingvoj riskantaj malaperi – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Unesko-atlaso de la lingvoj riskantaj malaperi" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_des_langues_en_danger_dans_le_monde" title="Atlas des langues en danger dans le monde – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Atlas des langues en danger dans le monde" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libro_Vermello_das_Linguas_Ameazadas" title="Libro Vermello das Linguas Ameazadas – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Libro Vermello das Linguas Ameazadas" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B1%D5%B6%D5%B0%D5%A5%D5%BF%D5%A1%D6%81%D5%B4%D5%A1%D5%B6_%D5%A5%D5%A6%D6%80%D5%AB%D5%B6_%D5%A3%D5%BF%D5%B6%D5%BE%D5%B8%D5%B2_%D5%A1%D5%B7%D5%AD%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%B0%D5%AB_%D5%AC%D5%A5%D5%A6%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B6%D5%A5%D6%80%D5%AB_%D5%A1%D5%BF%D5%AC%D5%A1%D5%BD" title="Անհետացման եզրին գտնվող աշխարհի լեզուների ատլաս – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Անհետացման եզրին գտնվող աշխարհի լեզուների ատլաս" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_Bahasa-Bahasa_di_Dunia_yang_Terancam_Kepunahan" title="Atlas Bahasa-Bahasa di Dunia yang Terancam Kepunahan – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Atlas Bahasa-Bahasa di Dunia yang Terancam Kepunahan" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlante_delle_lingue_del_mondo_in_pericolo" title="Atlante delle lingue del mondo in pericolo – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Atlante delle lingue del mondo in pericolo" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%98%D7%9C%D7%A1_%D7%94%D7%A9%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%AA_%D7%91%D7%A1%D7%9B%D7%A0%D7%AA_%D7%94%D7%9B%D7%97%D7%93%D7%94_%D7%91%D7%A2%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%9D" title="אטלס השפות בסכנת הכחדה בעולם – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="אטלס השפות בסכנת הכחדה בעולם" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nykstan%C4%8Di%C5%B3_kalb%C5%B3_raudonoji_knyga" title="Nykstančių kalbų raudonoji knyga – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Nykstančių kalbų raudonoji knyga" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_Bahasa-bahasa_Dunia_yang_Terancam" title="Atlas Bahasa-bahasa Dunia yang Terancam – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Atlas Bahasa-bahasa Dunia yang Terancam" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNESCO-wereldatlas_van_bedreigde_talen" title="UNESCO-wereldatlas van bedreigde talen – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="UNESCO-wereldatlas van bedreigde talen" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livro_Vermelho_das_L%C3%ADnguas_Amea%C3%A7adas" title="Livro Vermelho das Línguas Ameaçadas – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Livro Vermelho das Línguas Ameaçadas" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-rue mw-list-item"><a href="https://rue.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D1%82%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%81_%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8B%D1%85_%D1%8F%D0%B7%D1%8B%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%B2_%D1%81%D0%B2%D1%96%D1%82%D1%83" title="Атлас загроженых языкув світу – Rusyn" lang="rue" hreflang="rue" data-title="Атлас загроженых языкув світу" data-language-autonym="Русиньскый" data-language-local-name="Rusyn" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русиньскый</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D1%82%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%81_%D1%8F%D0%B7%D1%8B%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2_%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B0,_%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%BE%D0%B4%D1%8F%D1%89%D0%B8%D1%85%D1%81%D1%8F_%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B4_%D1%83%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B9_%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8F" title="Атлас языков мира, находящихся под угрозой исчезновения – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Атлас языков мира, находящихся под угрозой исчезновения" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-stq mw-list-item"><a href="https://stq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roode_Lieste_fon_betruuede_Sproaken" title="Roode Lieste fon betruuede Sproaken – Saterland Frisian" lang="stq" hreflang="stq" data-title="Roode Lieste fon betruuede Sproaken" data-language-autonym="Seeltersk" data-language-local-name="Saterland Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Seeltersk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-scn mw-list-item"><a href="https://scn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libbru_Russu_d%C3%AE_lingui_n_pir%C3%ACculu" title="Libbru Russu dî lingui n pirìculu – Sicilian" lang="scn" hreflang="scn" data-title="Libbru Russu dî lingui n pirìculu" data-language-autonym="Sicilianu" data-language-local-name="Sicilian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sicilianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%9C%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B5%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%A0%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A9%E0%B8%B2%E0%B9%83%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A5%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%B9%E0%B8%8D%E0%B8%82%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%87%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%81" title="แผนที่ชุดภาษาใกล้สูญของโลก – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="แผนที่ชุดภาษาใกล้สูญของโลก" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tg mw-list-item"><a href="https://tg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%B8_%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BD%D2%B3%D0%BE%D0%B8_%D2%B7%D0%B0%D2%B3%D0%BE%D0%BD,_%D0%B4%D0%B0%D1%80_%D2%B3%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B8_%D1%85%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80_%D0%B2%D0%B0_%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%83%D0%B4%D1%88%D0%B0%D0%B2%D3%A3_%D2%9B%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B4%D0%BE%D1%88%D1%82%D0%B0" title="Харитаи забонҳои ҷаҳон, дар ҳоли хатар ва нобудшавӣ қарордошта – Tajik" lang="tg" hreflang="tg" data-title="Харитаи забонҳои ҷаҳон, дар ҳоли хатар ва нобудшавӣ қарордошта" data-language-autonym="Тоҷикӣ" data-language-local-name="Tajik" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Тоҷикӣ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehlike_Alt%C4%B1ndaki_D%C3%BCnya_Dilleri_Atlas%C4%B1" title="Tehlike Altındaki Dünya Dilleri Atlası – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Tehlike Altındaki Dünya Dilleri Atlası" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A1ch_%C4%91%E1%BB%8F_c%C3%A1c_ng%C3%B4n_ng%E1%BB%AF_b%E1%BB%8B_%C4%91e_d%E1%BB%8Da" title="Sách đỏ các ngôn ngữ bị đe dọa – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Sách đỏ các ngôn ngữ bị đe dọa" 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For other uses of "Red Book", see <a href="/wiki/Red_Book_(disambiguation)" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" title="Red Book (disambiguation)">Red Book</a>. 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Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">December 2014</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>In 1992, the <a href="/wiki/International_Congress_of_Linguists" title="International Congress of Linguists">International Congress of Linguists</a> (CIPL) meeting in <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a> discussed the topic of endangered languages, as a result of which it formed the Endangered Languages Committee. It held an international meeting also in 1992 in <a href="/wiki/Paris" title="Paris">Paris</a> to place the topic before the world and initiate action. The meeting was considered important enough to come under the authority of <a href="/wiki/UNESCO" title="UNESCO">UNESCO</a>. </p><p>At the instigation of <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Wurm" title="Stephen Wurm">Stephen Wurm</a> the committee resolved to create a research center, the International Clearing House for Endangered Languages (ICHEL) and to publish the UNESCO <i>Red Book of Endangered Languages</i> based on the data it collected, the title being derived from that of the <i>Red Book of Endangered Species</i>. Shigeru Tsuchida was to start the research center. It began in 1994 at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Tokyo" title="University of Tokyo">University of Tokyo</a> with Tasaka Tsunoda as its director. </p><p>Meanwhile, the initial reports on endangered languages had already been collected and submitted to UNESCO by regional experts in 1993.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These have since been turned over to ICHEL, which created a website to enable regularly updates to be made available promptly. </p><p>In February 2009, UNESCO launched an online edition<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> of the <i>Atlas of Endangered Languages</i> which covers the whole world, contains much more information than previous printed editions and offers the possibility to users to provide online feedback, in view of its constant updating.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Classification">Classification</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Atlas_of_the_World%27s_Languages_in_Danger&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Classification"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lang_Status_List.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Lang_Status_List.svg/342px-Lang_Status_List.svg.png" decoding="async" width="342" height="159" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Lang_Status_List.svg/513px-Lang_Status_List.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Lang_Status_List.svg/684px-Lang_Status_List.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="238" /></a><figcaption>UNESCO language endangerment classification</figcaption></figure> <p>The UNESCO list has 6 categories of endangerment:<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Extinct_language" title="Extinct language">Extinct</a>: There are no speakers left. The Atlas presumes extinction if there have been no known speakers since the 1950s.</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Critically_endangered_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Critically endangered language">Critically endangered</a>: The youngest speakers are grandparents and older, and they speak the language partially and infrequently.</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Severely_endangered_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Severely endangered language">Severely endangered</a>: The language is spoken by grandparents and older generations. While the parent generation may understand it, they do not speak it to children or among themselves.</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Definitely_endangered_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Definitely endangered language">Definitely endangered</a>: Children no longer learn the language as a mother tongue in the home.</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vulnerable_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Vulnerable language">Vulnerable</a>: Most children speak the language, but it may be restricted to certain domains (e.g. home).</li></ul> <ul><li>Safe / Not Endangered: Is spoken by all generations and intergenerational transmission is uninterrupted. These languages are not included in the Atlas as they are not endangered.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Atlas_of_the_World%27s_Languages_in_Danger&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFBrenzinger2007" class="citation book cs1">Brenzinger, Matthias (2007). <i>Language diversity endangered</i>. 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