An endangered language is a language that it is at risk of falling out of use, generally because it has few surviving speakers. If it loses all of its native speakers, it becomes an extinct language. UNESCO defines four levels of language endangerment between "safe" (not endangered) and "extinct": Vulnerable Definitely endangered Severely endangered Critically endangered
Central America (Spanish: Centroamérica or América Central) is a central geographic region of the Americas. It is variably defined either as the southern portion of North America, which connects with South America on the southeast, or as a region of the American continent in its own right.Central America , MSN Encarta. Accessed on line January 10, 2008. Archived 2009-10-31."Central America", vol. 3, Micropædia, The New Encyclopædia Britannica, Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 1990, 15th ed. .
CountryLanguageEthnonym SpeakersSourceCosta RicaBoruca 5 women30 to 35 nonfluent speakers (1986 SIL)(1991)El SalvadorPipil 20196,576(1987)(1987)GuatemalaItza' 121,800(1986 SIL)(2001)NicaraguaRama 24 900(1989 J Holm)(2000 C Grinevald)PanamaSan Miguel Creole French 3(1999 SIL)
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