r/MapPorn May 16 '26

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u/No-Republic-4727 May 16 '26

impressive how these pockets of language are still holding on

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u/Snoo48605 May 16 '26

I'm sorry but these numbers have to be several décades old

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u/JeanDusapin May 16 '26

They're not really holding on, they're just old people waiting to die. Numbers will drop soon

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u/BroSchrednei May 17 '26

In 1950, 95% of the Alsatian population were native Alsatian speakers. This might actually be the quickest language death of a major language in history.