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Vitality

Language EGIDS · UNESCOvitality

Two scales describe how safe a language is. EGIDS runs from 0 (international) to 10 (extinct); the UNESCO Atlas grades endangerment from safe to extinct. Wikidata records either, both or neither for each language.

four bands

EGIDS in four bands

Institutional523

Used in government, education and media — EGIDS 0 to 4.

0 International 1 National 2 Provincial 3 Wider Communication 4 Educational

Stable2790

Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.

5 Developing 6a Vigorous

Endangered2266

Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.

6b Threatened 7 Shifting 8a Moribund 8b Nearly Extinct

Dormant or extinct561

No fluent first-language speakers remain — EGIDS 9 and 10.

9 Dormant 9 Reawakening 9 Second language only 10 Extinct

6140languages with an EGIDS level

2136with a UNESCO level

2266endangered (EGIDS 6b–8b)

561dormant or extinct (EGIDS 9–10)

EGIDS levels

Level	Band	Languages
0 International	Institutional	2
1 National	Institutional	98
2 Provincial	Institutional	67
3 Wider Communication	Institutional	148
4 Educational	Institutional	208
5 Developing	Stable	1211
6a Vigorous	Stable	1579
6b Threatened	Endangered	1287
7 Shifting	Endangered	359
8a Moribund	Endangered	337
8b Nearly Extinct	Endangered	283
9 Dormant	Dormant or extinct	230
9 Reawakening	Dormant or extinct	18
9 Second language only	Dormant or extinct	22
10 Extinct	Dormant or extinct	291