GAELIC `EXTINCT IN 40 YEARS' (fwd)

[Andre Cramblit]

Keola Donaghy wrote:

> I never encountered a
> the sense of desperation that this story imparts. Has anyone seen the
> "report" alluded to? I searched the web and could not find it. The
> situation there is far more complex than simply 50,000 speakers and 1,500
> speakers dying each year, and it would be useful to know what other facts
> were assembled to draw this conclusion.

what ever the true number it is better than the Karuk people have with 10 fluent speakers (all over 70) and a total population of around 3500