This video is about the process of language death, and languages which have become dead or extinct as a result. Languages vanish in numerous different ways, and many more are projected to disappear in the coming decades.

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Credits for this video:
Paul Jorgensen: Producer, host, video editor and co-writer
Willow Groundwater: writer

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Music: "Time Illusionist" by Asher Fulero.