Money influences the development of culture
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(words spoken in the language Upper Tanana)
This is Upper Tanana. It's spoken by fewer than 25 people in Alaska and may soon vanish. Scientists say that regions like this in North America, as well as areas in Europe and Australia are now hotspots for language extinctions. A study shows that the more successful a country is economically, the more rapidly minoritytongues are lost, as one national language comes to dominateeducational and political systems.
(words spoken in Bahing)
The team also found that languages in the Himalayas could be at risk, such as Bahing in Nepal which has less than ten speakers. And some found in the tropics are also disappearing. Rapid economic growth in these regions is thought to be driving this loss.
The scientists say that greater protection is needed.
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disappear
(here) places at greater risk
small number of people in a community or country
have the most influence
increase the amount of goods and services in a country over a short period of time
(here) to be leading
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