GASPRO International Journal of Eminent Scholars

ABSTRACT This paper examines the meta-physical inklings of endangered languages, the effects and the remedies. For as long as humans have used language to communicate, particular languages have been dying. In an important sense, obsolescence is simply part of the natural life cycle of language, as many as half of the world’s nearly 7,000 languages are poised to become extinct within the next century. When these languages die, it will impact the endangered language community and the academic community alike. Language plays a large role in identity formation, and the loss of a language has significant consequences for its speakers. Endangered language communities also stand to lose valuable cultural practices, such as oral histories, traditional songs and poetry, and other art forms that are tied to language. Linguistics, on the other hand, is at risk for losing half of the subject matter it studies. The study concludes that the major challenges faced by languages are the size of their speakers and their restricted domains of use amongst others. The paper suggests that The National Language Policy which allows and encourages the teaching and learning of mother tongue should be adhered to for proper utilization of opportunity in the injunction of the policy. KEYWORDS: Meta-Physical Inklings, languages, remedies