endangered language
C3998
concept
An endangered language is a language at risk of falling out of use, typically because it has few remaining speakers and is not being transmitted to younger generations.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| endangered language canonical | 410 |
| critically endangered language | 36 |
| endangered language variety | 5 |
| endangered languages | 1 |
| language undergoing revitalization | 1 |
| nearly extinct language | 1 |
| severely endangered language | 1 |
| subject of language revitalization | 1 |
| threatened language | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: endangered language
Generated description
An endangered language is a language at risk of falling out of use, typically because it has few remaining speakers and is not being transmitted to younger generations.