issn 172 , spring 5 , 2009 : the world has lost manx in the isles of man , ubykh in india and second year alaska ' s last native speakers of eyak , marie smith jones , alive , taking the aboriginal language with her . of the 6 , 900 languages said in the world , some 2 , 500 are endangered , the usa ' s educational agency unesco asked this week as it published its previous inventory of international languages . that represents a multi - fold increase from the last edition compiled in 2001 also listed 900 groups faced with demise . but experts add this is more the result of better research tools than of an increasingly dire situation for the world ' s numerous tongues .
2,500 languages are in danger of extinction.