[WIA Languages Day 9/221] Cornish - The Celts' last whisper, a language dreaming of revival

1. The WIA language project introduced Cornish as the ninth of its 221 recorded languages, noting it was considered extinct after 1777 but is now being revived.
2. UNESCO changed Cornish's status from 'extinct' to 'critically endangered' in 2010, and more than 4,000 people are reported to learn it at 23 schools in Cornwall.
3. WIA is building a digital archive of Cornish materials in cooperation with Cornwall Council and others, and announced that tomorrow it will cover Quenya.

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