Dialects and languages in extinction.

  Dialects and languages die every day, especially when we live in a world linked by computers and mass media. Nowadays the universal language of popular culture and advertising (English) is killing hundreds of dialects. Linguists estimate that every two weeks another language dies, because as the mass tourism increases, the need of the home land people to survive, leads to learning English so they can talk to the tourists to convince them to buy their products, which often leads to forgetting the primary dialect and consequently leads to his death, as linguists strive to make them survive.    There are below some of the smaller languages of the world.

Guguyimidjir - Originated in the region of Hopevale, Queensland. It is also the name of the people that speak it. It has between 200-300 speakers.

Minderico- Was originate in the region of Minde,Portugal (wasn’t possible to find the number of speakers). This dialect allows members of the community (Mirenses) to talk to each other without making known the meaning of that communication to others.

Língua Nǀu- Was created by the Community of the Nǁnǂe in South Africa and it has only 10 speakers, it’s a dialect closer to the edge.

Curiositys:

Here are some of the words and their meanings in Minderico:

Zé Pedro- Bigode

Rodilha- Sogra

Renhomnhom- Gaita de foles

Pirota- Motorizada

Senhor António- Marido atraiçoado pela mulher; corno

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