What Makes a Language ‘Popular’ or ‘Endangered’?

Languages become popular when many people use them every day, like how a song becomes a hit. If not many people speak a language, it might disappear, just like how some toys are forgotten after a while. Language popularity depends on how often and where the language is used.

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Examples

  1. A child learns to speak both English and Spanish at home because their parents are from Spain.
  2. Many people learn French in school because it’s a common language for travel and business.
  3. Younger people stop speaking their family's native language when they go to college.

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