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Geography

Spatial Patterns of Linguistic Diversity and Language Endangerment

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The majority of the world's languages are spoken on a small fraction of Earth's land area—about 80% of languages are spoken in just 20% of the land, mostly concentrated in tropical regions like Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, and West Africa.

Why this is interesting

Look at a map of languages worldwide: why are so many packed into tiny tropical islands and highlands, while vast northern regions speak just one?