{"id":768,"date":"2019-01-03T11:00:08","date_gmt":"2019-01-03T11:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.syngli.com\/blog\/?p=768"},"modified":"2025-05-24T18:23:52","modified_gmt":"2025-05-24T18:23:52","slug":"un-speaks-loss-indigenous-languages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syngli.com\/blog\/un-speaks-loss-indigenous-languages\/","title":{"rendered":"UN speaks on the loss of Indigenous languages"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The United Nations (UN) chooses a topic of global importance every year for which to raise awareness. This year, for 2019, they have chosen indigenous languages, as Sarah Rogers reports in<\/span> her article<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The UN aims to shine a light on the world\u2019s estimated 7,000 indigenous languages, especially the 2,680 in danger of disappearing. In a news release, the organization spoke about how languages play a crucial role, not only in communication, but also in preserving cultural history, traditions, and memory. Despite their importance, languages are vanishing all over the world. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo by Helena Pfisterer<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Canada\u2019s language at risk: Inuktut<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Inuktut, the umbrella term for the dialects spoken across Canada\u2019s Inuit regions, is an example of a language at risk. In the northern Quebec\u2019s Nunavik region, 99% of Inuit state they can speak Inuktut. However, Statistics Canada found that the percentage is as low as 21% in Newfoundland and Labrador\u2019s Nunatsiavut region.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Nunavut, 89% of Inuit said that they can speak Inuktitut. However, a 2017 report found that the use of Inuktut in Nunavut home is falling at about 12% per decade. Simultaneously, the use of English at home has been increasing from 28% in 1991 to 46% in 2011. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The United Nations is collaborating with UNESCO to bring awareness of the global risks of indigenous languages loss. As well, the organization hopes that awareness will motivate people to work towards preservation of these disappearing languages. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The United Nations (UN) chooses a topic of global importance every year for which to raise awareness. This year, for 2019, they have chosen indigenous languages, as Sarah Rogers reports in her article. The UN aims to shine a light on the world\u2019s estimated 7,000 indigenous languages, especially the 2,680 in danger of disappearing. 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