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Johan S. McGuinne @guektiengieline
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When people talk about Gaelic or any other endangered language as "dying", they're looking at it from a majority point of view whilst, at the same time, absolving themselves of any responsibility with regards to why the language became endangered in the first place.
Most endangered languages have vibrant communities who do their utmost to keep them alive, despite the overwhelming reluctance from the monoglot majority to give any time, space or resources to help keep the endangered language strong and alive.
The problem is not so much a lack of speakers - Icelandic is tiny, but vibrant because of governmental support + access to resources - the problem is really a combination of majority fuelled prejudice and a lack of resources, time and space for people to reclaim their languages
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