The Ethnologue database originally compiled by a researcher wishing to translate the Bible into all the world's languages finds that
A)most cultures in the world are accepting Basque as a global tongue.
B)Basque is probably going to go extinct because it only has a few hundred speakers.
C)there are more than 400 languages of only a few speakers which are about to go extinct.
D)more Basque is spoken in America than in the Basque country in Europe.

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The Ethnologue database finds that there are more than 400 languages with only a few hundred speakers, which are at risk of extinction. This suggests that there are many languages in danger of being lost forever, which highlights the importance of language preservation efforts. Choices A, B, and D are all incorrect based on the information given.

The Ethnologue Database Originally Compiled by a Researcher Wishing to Translate