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An indigenous language or autochthonous language is a language
Language

A language is a form of symbol communication in which elements are combined to represents something other than themselves. Language can also refer to the use of such systems as a general phenomenon....
 that is native to a region and spoken by indigenous peoples
Indigenous peoples

File:Kaiapos.jpegThe term indigenous peoples or autochthonous peoples can be used to describe any ethnic group of people who inhabit a geographic region with which they have the earliest known historical connection, alongside immigrants which have populated the region and which are greater in number....
 but has been reduced to the status of a minority language
Minority language

A minority language is a language spoken by a minority of the population of a country. Such people are termed linguistic minorities. With a total number of 193 sovereign states recognized internationally and an estimated number of roughly 5,000 to 7,000 List of languages by name spoken worldwide, it follows that the vast majority of la...
. This language would be from a linguistically distinct community
Community

In biological terms, a community is a group of interacting organisms sharing an environment .In human communities, intention, belief, Natural resource, preferences, Need assessment, risks, and a number of other conditions may be present and common, affecting the Identity of the participants and their degree of cohesiveness....
 that has been settled in the area for many generations. Indigenous languages may not be national language
National language

A national language is a language which has some connection - de facto or de jure - with a people and perhaps by extension the territory they occupy....
s, or may have fallen out of use, because of language death
Language death

In linguistics, language death is a process that affects speech communities where the level of linguistic competence that speakers possess of a given Variety is decreased....
s or linguicide caused by colonization, where the original language is replaced by that of the colonists.








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An indigenous language or autochthonous language is a language
Language

A language is a form of symbol communication in which elements are combined to represents something other than themselves. Language can also refer to the use of such systems as a general phenomenon....
 that is native to a region and spoken by indigenous peoples
Indigenous peoples

File:Kaiapos.jpegThe term indigenous peoples or autochthonous peoples can be used to describe any ethnic group of people who inhabit a geographic region with which they have the earliest known historical connection, alongside immigrants which have populated the region and which are greater in number....
 but has been reduced to the status of a minority language
Minority language

A minority language is a language spoken by a minority of the population of a country. Such people are termed linguistic minorities. With a total number of 193 sovereign states recognized internationally and an estimated number of roughly 5,000 to 7,000 List of languages by name spoken worldwide, it follows that the vast majority of la...
. This language would be from a linguistically distinct community
Community

In biological terms, a community is a group of interacting organisms sharing an environment .In human communities, intention, belief, Natural resource, preferences, Need assessment, risks, and a number of other conditions may be present and common, affecting the Identity of the participants and their degree of cohesiveness....
 that has been settled in the area for many generations. Indigenous languages may not be national language
National language

A national language is a language which has some connection - de facto or de jure - with a people and perhaps by extension the territory they occupy....
s, or may have fallen out of use, because of language death
Language death

In linguistics, language death is a process that affects speech communities where the level of linguistic competence that speakers possess of a given Variety is decreased....
s or linguicide caused by colonization, where the original language is replaced by that of the colonists.

See also

  • Minority language
    Minority language

    A minority language is a language spoken by a minority of the population of a country. Such people are termed linguistic minorities. With a total number of 193 sovereign states recognized internationally and an estimated number of roughly 5,000 to 7,000 List of languages by name spoken worldwide, it follows that the vast majority of la...
  • Linguistic imperialism
    Linguistic imperialism

    Linguistic imperialism, or language imperialism, "involves the transfer of a dominant language to other peoples. The transfer is essentially a demonstration of Power in international relations?traditionally, military power but also, in the modern world, economic power?and aspects of the dominant culture are usually transferred along wit...


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