Moseley Christopher. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger

3rd edition. — UNESCO Publishing, 2010. — 222 p. — (Memory of Peoples Series).The first edition’s twelve maps left large parts of the world blank because we lacked accurate knowledge. The thirty maps featured in the new edition provide global – if still not comprehensive – coverage. Thus, with this edition, and particularly with the ever-changing, ever-growing digital version, the Atlas has become a powerful tool for monitoring the situation of the world’s endangered languages, while continuing its proven role as an instrument for raising awareness among policy makers, the media, the general public and especially the speakers of languages in danger.
This new edition also features another significant improvement: it reports on a wealth of effective community experiences in safeguarding and revitalizing endangered languages and a number of national policy initiatives that support such efforts.
While the threats facing such languages are no smaller or fewer than they were in 1996 and the urgency of their endangerment is no less acute, I am encouraged by the increasing effectiveness of the global response. Let us continue to seek better ways of supporting the speakers of endangered languages whose strong commitment to their mother tongue is the most decisive factor for language maintenance and ensuring sustainable results.Cartographic representation of the world’s endangered languages
Sub-Saharan Africa
North Africa and the Middle East
Europe and the Caucasus
Western and Central Asia
North-east Asia
India and the Himalayan chain
South-East Asia, southern China and Taiwan (China)
Greater Pacific area
Australia
South America
South America: Andean region
Mexico and Central America
United States of America
Canada and Greenland