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Process in which a language loses all its native speakers
linguistics, language death occurs when a language loses its last native speaker. By extension, language extinction is when the language is no longer
Language_death
"this is an ex-parrot") Wikisaurus:die Wikisaurus:death List of death deities List of Russian-language euphemisms for dying Cambridge Advanced Learner's
List of English-language expressions related to death
List_of_English-language_expressions_related_to_death
The following notable deaths occurred in 2026. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information
Deaths_in_2026
Language that is at risk of going extinct
leading to the gradual decline and eventual death of the endangered language. The process of language shift is often influenced by factors such as globalisation
Endangered_language
Language that no longer has any first-language or second-language speakers
Extinct languages. Languages portal Category:Extinct languages Classical language Endangered language Globalization Language attrition Language death Language
Extinct_language
End of an organism's life
Death is the end of an organism's life. It is the irreversible cessation of biological functions that sustain a living organism. Entropy, nature's tendency
Death
1346–1353 plague pandemic in Eurasia and North Africa
European language. The expression "black death" had occasionally been applied to other fatal or dangerous diseases. In English, "Black death" was not
Black_Death
2007 American film
Death Proof is a 2007 American slasher film written, co-produced, shot and directed by Quentin Tarantino. It stars Kurt Russell as a stuntman who murders
Death_Proof
2014 deaths of Dutch students in Panama
portions of their bodies were found a few months later. Their cause of death could not be definitively determined. Dutch authorities working with forensic
Deaths of Kris Kremers and Lisanne Froon
Deaths_of_Kris_Kremers_and_Lisanne_Froon
1997 fatal car crash in Paris, France
and many challenged the official reports of the circumstances of Diana's death. In 1999, a French investigation concluded that Paul, who was intoxicated
Death of Diana, Princess of Wales
Death_of_Diana,_Princess_of_Wales
Indo-European language
[helːɛːnikɛ́ː]) is an Indo-European language, constituting an independent Hellenic branch within the Indo-European language family. It is native to the territories
Greek_language
suggested that Latin became the prevalent language of lowland Britain, in which case the story of Celtic language death in what is now England begins with its
Celtic language decline in England
Celtic_language_decline_in_England
American science fiction media franchise
partially based on Frank Herbert's notes discovered a decade after his death. As of 2024, 23 Dune books by Herbert and Anderson have been published.
Dune_(franchise)
July 1, 2026[update], there were 1,977 death row inmates in the United States, including 45 women. The number of death row inmates changes frequently with
List of death row inmates in the United States
List_of_death_row_inmates_in_the_United_States
Eastern Romance language
the official and main language of Romania and Moldova. Romanian is part of the Eastern Romance sub-branch of Romance languages, a linguistic group that
Romanian_language
1982 American vigilante action film by Michael Winner
Death Wish II is a 1982 American vigilante action-thriller film directed and co-edited by Michael Winner. It is the sequel to the 1974 film Death Wish
Death_Wish_II
Prestige variety of Yue Chinese
traditional prestige variety of Yue Chinese, a Sinitic language belonging to the Sino-Tibetan language family. It originated in the city of Guangzhou (formerly
Cantonese
King of Macedon from 336 to 323 BC
was king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon from 336 BC until his death. He was the son of Philip II, born to him by his fourth wife, Olympias,
Alexander_the_Great
extinct, victims of language death, as Weyto, Gafat, and Mesmes have and Ongota very soon will. The factors that contribute to language death are complex, so
Languages_of_Ethiopia
debate the validity of ancient reports involving snakebites as the cause of death and whether she was murdered. Some academics hypothesize that her Roman
Death_of_Cleopatra
Permanent loss of brain function
Brain death is the permanent, irreversible, and complete loss of brain function, which may include cessation of involuntary activity (e.g., breathing)
Brain_death
2025 film by Alex Scharfman
Death of a Unicorn is a 2025 American dark fantasy comedy horror film written and directed by Alex Scharfman in his directorial debut. The film stars
Death_of_a_Unicorn
Arawakan language historically spoken in the Lesser Antilles
resulting in language death, but an offshoot survives as Garifuna in Central America. Despite being known as Island Carib, the language was not closely
Kalinago_language
1981 film by Peter R. Hunt
Death Hunt (also known as Yukon in West Germany) is a 1981 Western action film directed by Peter Hunt. The film stars Charles Bronson, Lee Marvin, Angie
Death_Hunt
Language family of the Andes in South America
in Southern Quechua (pronounced [ˈɾʊna ˈsɪmɪ], 'people's language'), is an indigenous language family that originated in central Peru and thereafter spread
Quechuan_languages
Declaring a person legally dead in the absence of direct proof
presumption of death is a legal determination that a person is considered dead despite the absence of direct evidence confirming their death, such as identifiable
Presumption_of_death
1939 novel by James Joyce
Although the base language of the novel is English, it is an English that Joyce modified by combining and altering words from many languages into his own distinctive
Finnegans_Wake
Brazilian footballer (1940–2022)
due to multiple organ failure, a complication of colon cancer. Pelé's death certificate stated that he had died of kidney failure, heart failure, bronchopneumonia
Pelé
Celtic language native to Cornwall
language was yet unknown in Cornwall. This act of tyranny was at once gross barbarity to the Cornish people, and a death blow to the Cornish language
Cornish_language
Indo-European language of the Italic branch
While often called a "dead language", Latin did not undergo language death. Between the 6th and 9th centuries, natural language change in the vernacular
Latin
2011 U.S. military operation in Abbottabad, Pakistan
political, practical, and religious reasons. Al-Qaeda confirmed bin Laden's death through posts made on militant websites on May 6, and vowed to avenge his
Killing_of_Osama_bin_Laden
English singer and songwriter (1993–2024)
Aires, Argentina, while intoxicated with multiple substances. Following his death, Payne's track "Teardrops" debuted on the UK singles chart, alongside the
Liam_Payne
unusual punishment. The Fifth Amendment was drafted with language implying a possible use of the death penalty, requiring a grand jury indictment for "capital
Capital punishment in the United States
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Dialect of Greek in the ancient world
beginning with the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC, when cultures under Greek sway in turn began to influence the language. In its eastern provinces
Koine_Greek
Crime drama television series
Death in Paradise is a comedy crime television series created by Robert Thorogood, starring Ben Miller (Series 1-3), Kris Marshall (Series 3-6), Ardal
Death_in_Paradise
Argentine football player and manager (1960–2020)
following Maradona's death In a statement on social media, the Argentine Football Association expressed "its deepest sorrow for the death of our legend", adding:
Diego_Maradona
National language of the Philippines
loanwords. This movement quietened down following the death of Lacuesta. The national language issue was revived once more during the 1971 Constitutional
Filipino_language
1977 American psychological thriller film
Death Game (also known as The Seducers) is a 1977 American psychological thriller film directed by Peter S. Traynor, and starring Sondra Locke, Seymour
Death_Game
West Germanic language spoken by Ashkenazi Jews
historically referred to as Judeo-German or Jewish German, is a West Germanic language and Jewish ethnolect historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated
Yiddish
Branch of the Chinese language family
Mandarin (/ˈmændərɪn/ MAN-dər-in) is the largest branch of the Sinitic languages. Mandarin varieties are natively spoken by 70 percent of all Chinese speakers
Mandarin_Chinese
1994 American action thriller film by Allan A. Goldstein
Death Wish V: The Face of Death is a 1994 American vigilante action-thriller film, a sequel to the 1987 film Death Wish 4: The Crackdown and the fifth
Death Wish V: The Face of Death
Death_Wish_V:_The_Face_of_Death
1982 helicopter crash in California, US
actor, inflicted by the main rotor blades of the helicopter. The cause of death to the female child actor was attributed to multiple traumatic injuries
Twilight_Zone_accident
Topics referred to by the same term
Liberty or death, Independence or death, Freedom or death or similar phrases may refer to: Eleftheria i thanatos (lit. 'Freedom or death'), national motto
Liberty_or_death
Finnish deathrash band
guitar Death... Will Come Your Way (Demo, 2000) Blood for Death (Demo, 2001) Cycle of the Werewolf (Studio album, 2009) Lycanthropic Metal of Death (Studio
Deathchain
1937 mystery novel by Agatha Christie
Death on the Nile is a mystery novel by British writer Agatha Christie, published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on 1 November 1937 and in the US
Death_on_the_Nile
languages have been subject to phenomena like language contact, language expansion, language shift and language death. A case in point is the Bantu expansion
Languages_of_Africa
Language branch
Celtic languages (/ˈkɛltɪk/ KEL-tik) are a branch of the Indo-European language family, descended from the hypothetical Proto-Celtic language. The term
Celtic_languages
English writer and philologist (1892–1973)
of the British Empire by Elizabeth II on 28 March 1972. After Tolkien's death, his son Christopher published a series of works based on his father's extensive
J._R._R._Tolkien
Poisonous mushroom (death cap)
(/ˌæməˈnaɪtə fəˈlɔɪdiːz/ AM-ə-NY-tə fə-LOY-deez), commonly known as the death cap, is a deadly poisonous basidiomycete fungus and mushroom, one of many
Amanita_phalloides
Secret society at Yale University, US
Skull and Bones (also known as The Order, Order 322 or The Brotherhood of Death) is an American undergraduate senior society at Yale University in New Haven
Skull_and_Bones
1912 novella by Thomas Mann
Gutenberg—German language version. Kenneth Burke's English translation of Death in Venice in The Dial. Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3. Death in Venice public
Death_in_Venice
Canned water company
Supplying Demand, Inc., doing business as Liquid Death, is a canned water company founded by Mike Cessario, headquartered in Los Angeles, California,
Liquid_Death
1967 novel by Gabriel García Márquez
the most important works of the Spanish language during the 4th International Conference of the Spanish Language held in Cartagena de Indias in March 2007
One_Hundred_Years_of_Solitude
1793 painting by Jacques-Louis David
The Death of Marat (French: La Mort de Marat or Marat Assassiné) is a 1793 painting by Jacques-Louis David depicting the artist's friend and murdered
The_Death_of_Marat
Possible fate of the universe
The heat death of the universe (also known as the Big Chill or the Big Freeze) is a scientific hypothesis regarding the ultimate fate of the universe
Heat_death_of_the_universe
President of Palestine from 1989 to 2004
the Israeli army, Arafat fell into a coma and died. The cause of Arafat's death remains the subject of speculation. Investigations by Russian and French
Yasser_Arafat
1973 book by Ernest Becker
The Denial of Death is a 1973 book by American cultural anthropologist Ernest Becker which discusses the psychological and philosophical implications
The_Denial_of_Death
2005 film directed by Sydney Pollack
her from attacks. Philippe calls Silvia to meet and informs her of Xola's death, but lies and says he doesn't know what happened to Simon. Silvia attempts
The_Interpreter_(2005_film)
2016 Belgian film
Death by Death (French: Je me tue à le dire) is a 2016 Belgian black-comedy film directed by Xavier Seron. It premiered at the 2016 Palm Springs International
Death_by_Death
American poet and writer (1932–1963)
dramatically due to his strict atheism and controlling demeanor, and his premature death led Plath to believe her “sky is empty”. Her father was buried in Winthrop
Sylvia_Plath
30 31 ← November December January → The following is a list of notable deaths in December 2019. Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname
Deaths_in_December_2019
actually a language family with several languages under its umbrella) which has fallen with the death of several of these. As with all sign languages around
Languages of the United States
Languages_of_the_United_States
Prejudice or discrimination based on a person's sex or gender
in several countries, including Saudi Arabia, where it is punishable by death. In 2011, a woman was beheaded in that country for "witchcraft and sorcery"
Sexism
Language
2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online Brenzinger, Matthias (1992). Language death : factual and theoretical explorations with special reference to East
Kimbu_language
American animated interactive film
Batman: Death in the Family (or DC Showcase: Batman: Death in the Family) is a 2020 American adult animated interactive superhero film that explores alternate
Batman:_Death_in_the_Family
Anti-Israeli political chant
"Death, death to the IDF", or DDTTIDF or DDTTIOF, is a political chant and slogan that emerged during the Gaza war and Palestinian genocide allegations
Death,_death_to_the_IDF
2026 assassination in Tehran, Iran
high-ranking Iranian officials. Khamenei's death was confirmed by the Iranian government on 1 March. His death occurred on the first day of the 2026 Iran
Assassination_of_Ali_Khamenei
Central and complex Zoroastrian theological concept
falsehood'). Its Old Persian equivalent is arta-.[c] In Middle Iranian languages the term appears as ard-.[a] The word is also the proper name of the divinity
Asha
Type of sports competition
straight knockout stage for the remainder of the tournament. In the circle of death it is possible that no champion emerges from a round-robin tournament, even
Round-robin_tournament
American computer scientist known for Unix (1941–2011)
colleague Ken Thompson, the Unix operating system, C programming language, and B programming language. Dennis Ritchie was born in Bronxville, New York. His father
Dennis_Ritchie
Indigenous person of Brazil (c. 1960s–2022)
settlers in the 1970s through 1990s and chose to remain isolated until his death in 2022. Living primarily by hunting and gathering and moving frequently
Man_of_the_Hole
British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean
Caribbean Territories (Abolition of Death Penalty for Murder) Order 1991 came into force, formally abolishing the death penalty for murder on Montserrat
Montserrat
In religion and philosophy, immaterial essence of a living being
contrasting with Christianity's belief in an eternal soul that experiences death as a transition to God's presence in heaven. Hinduism views the Ātman ('self'
Soul
Creole language in the Dutch Caribbean
creole language spoken in the Dutch Caribbean. It is the most widely spoken language on Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao (the ABC islands). The language, spelled
Papiamento
May 2023. Deaths in 2020 Deaths in 2021 Deaths in 2022 Deaths in 2023 Deaths of anti-vaccine advocates from COVID-19 List of COVID-19 deaths in North America
List of deaths due to the COVID-19 pandemic
List_of_deaths_due_to_the_COVID-19_pandemic
2003 novel by Clive Cussler and Paul Kemprecos
White Death is the fourth book in the NUMA Files series of books co-written by coauthors Clive Cussler and Paul Kemprecos, and published in 2003. The
White_Death_(novel)
American painter and TV host (1942–1995)
outside of his circle of family and friends until after his death. At the time of his death he had prepared seven paintings for a potential 32nd season
Bob_Ross
2009 American supernatural horror film
people after they escape a deadly accident during a stock car race, with Death stalking and killing them one by one. After the commercial success of Final
The_Final_Destination
Supposed death from an electric fan
alleged cases of fan death. A typical example is this excerpt from the July 4, 2011, edition of The Korea Herald, an English-language newspaper: A man reportedly
Fan_death
Common ancestor of a language family
proto-language is a postulated ancestral language from which a number of attested languages are believed to have descended by evolution, forming a language
Proto-language
Topics referred to by the same term
transactions Civil registration, government recording of births, marriages, and deaths Company register, a record of organizations in the jurisdiction they operate
Register
residential schools, where they were beaten for speaking their native languages, were sexually assaulted by school officials, or were left to die in the
Cultural genocide in the United States
Cultural_genocide_in_the_United_States
1972 U.S. Supreme Court case
Supreme Court decided that arbitrary and inconsistent imposition of the death penalty violates the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments, and constitutes cruel
Furman_v._Georgia
Person who assists in the dying process
A death doula, or death midwife, is a person who assists in the dying process, much like a midwife or doula does with the birthing process. It is often
Death_doula
Concept from Freudian psychoanalytics
In classical psychoanalysis, the death drive (German: Todestrieb) is an aspect of libidinal energy that seeks "to lead organic life back into the inanimate
Death_drive
Road in Iraq
The Highway of Death (Arabic: طريق الموت ṭarīq al-mawt) is a six-lane highway connecting Kuwait and Iraq, officially known as Highway 80. It runs from
Highway_of_Death
Extinct Semitic language of Ethiopia
Michael (2004-05-01). "Language Death in Mesmes: A Sociolinguistic and Historical-Comparative Examination of a Disappearing Language". Linguistics & TESOL
Mesmes_language
17th-century French dramatist (1639–1699)
his father in 1643), he came into the care of his grandparents. At the death of his grandfather in 1649, his grandmother, Marie des Moulins, went to
Jean_Racine
French singer, songwriter and dancer (1939–1978)
more than 20 million records during his career, and 6 million since his death. He was about to embark for the United States when he was accidentally electrocuted
Claude_François
North Germanic language
in the first official reform of the Danish language in Norway in 1862 and more extensively after his death in two official reforms in 1907 and 1917. Meanwhile
Norwegian_language
Goidelic Celtic language of the Isle of Man
George (1999). Language death in the Isle of Man : an investigation into the decline and extinction of Manx Gaelic as a community language in the Isle of
Manx_language
King of the United Kingdom from 1910 to 1936
the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until his death in 1936. George was born during the reign of his paternal grandmother, Queen
George_V
Political slogan
these two slogans. Akram Meknes, one of the Arabic language writers, considers the slogan of death to Israel as an erosion slogan that does not convince
Death_to_Israel
English writer and polymath (1709–1784)
733-entry Dictionary of the English Language (1755). For this and other contributions in and to the English language, the Oxford Dictionary of National
Samuel_Johnson
English mystery and detective writer (1890–1976)
before divorcing in 1928. Following the breakdown of her marriage and the death of her mother in 1926, she made international headlines by going missing
Agatha_Christie
West Germanic language
Germanic language of the Indo-European language family that emerged in early medieval England and has since become a global lingua franca. The language is named
English_language
funeral procession. Death and state funeral of Queen Victoria Death and state funeral of Edward VII Death and state funeral of George V Death and state funeral
Death and state funeral of George VI
Death_and_state_funeral_of_George_VI
American author and humorist (1835–1910)
death, the first volume of his autobiography was published. Twain was born shortly after an appearance of Halley's Comet and predicted that his death
Mark_Twain
Italian composer and teacher (1750–1825)
court, a post he held from 1774 until 1792, Salieri dominated Italian-language opera in Vienna. During his career, he also spent time writing works for
Antonio_Salieri
Calendar year
to be the deadliest year in human history in terms of conflict deaths, placing the death toll at 4.62 million. However, the Correlates of War estimates
1942
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Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Langdale, Cumbria, named in Old Norse as ‘long valley’, from lang ‘long’ + dalr ‘valley’.Possibly an Americanized form of Norwegian Langdal, Langdalen, Langdahl, habitational names from any of numerous farmsteads named Langdal(en), having the same etymology as 1.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Language of Bihar
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
Sweet Language
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi
Language of God
Girl/Female
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Language
Boy/Male
Hindu
Language of God
Boy/Male
Tamil
Girvan | கிரà¯à®µà®¾à®¨
Language of God
Girvan | கிரà¯à®µà®¾à®¨
Boy/Male
Tamil
Girven | கீரà¯à®µà¯‡à®¨Â
Language of God
Girven | கீரà¯à®µà¯‡à®¨Â
Boy/Male
Muslim
Language of religion (Islam)
Boy/Male
Hindu
Language
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Tongue; Language
Boy/Male
Tamil
Prangel | பà¯à®°à®¾à®‚ஜல
Language
Prangel | பà¯à®°à®¾à®‚ஜல
Girl/Female
British, Hindu, Indian, Norwegian, Sanskrit, Tamil
Language of Vedas
Girl/Female
Tamil
Language
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Beautiful Language
Girl/Female
Tamil
Tamilarasi | தாமீலாரஸீÂ
Queen of Tamil language
Tamilarasi | தாமீலாரஸீÂ
Girl/Female
Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Jain, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu
Language
Boy/Male
Hindu
Language of God
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Sweet Language
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Child Language
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n.
The language of the Czechs (often called Bohemian), the harshest and richest of the Slavic languages.
n.
The vocabulary and phraseology belonging to an art or department of knowledge; as, medical language; the language of chemistry or theology.
n.
The inarticulate sounds by which animals inferior to man express their feelings or their wants.
n.
The forms of speech, or the methods of expressing ideas, peculiar to a particular nation.
n.
The expression of ideas by writing, or any other instrumentality.
n.
The suggestion, by objects, actions, or conditions, of ideas associated therewith; as, the language of flowers.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Language
v. t.
To communicate by language; to express in language.
n.
The characteristic mode of arranging words, peculiar to an individual speaker or writer; manner of expression; style.
imp. & p. p.
of Language
a.
Having a language; skilled in language; -- chiefly used in composition.
n.
The language of the Hebrews; -- one of the Semitic family of languages.
n.
Any means of conveying or communicating ideas; specifically, human speech; the expression of ideas by the voice; sounds, expressive of thought, articulated by the organs of the throat and mouth.
n.
The Tamil language, the most important of the Dravidian languages. See Dravidian, a.
n.
The language of the ancient Germans; the Teutonic languages, collectively.
n.
A race, as distinguished by its speech.
a.
Of or pertaining to language; relating to linguistics, or to the affinities of languages.
n.
A Northern Turanian group of languages; the language of the Finns.
n.
The Provencal language. See Langue d'oc.
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