basic word list

[Mary Holbrock]

can anyone direct me to what might be considered a basic word list that
people should know in their native language?  or word categories perhaps? in
other words, if speakers of a given language no longer know family member
words or numbers, might the language be considered to be in decline? thanks
for any help in this area
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