A language is usually considered moribund (literally, 'dying') when it is no longer the language of the community, and is no longer learned by children, so that without massive intervention it will likely become extinct when the last of its current speakers dies. A language can have thousands of speakers and still be moribund, if language learning ceased abruptly in a large community. On the other hand, a language may have only a few dozen speakers and be considered vibrant, if it is integral to a community that small. An extinct language (also called a dead language) is a language which no longer has any native speakers. ...
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