There is a general consensus that the loss of languages constitute a critical loss to the cultural diversity of the world and a number of projects are aimed at preventing or slowing this loss by revitalizing endangered languages and promoting education and literacy in minority languages .
There is a general consensus that the loss of languages harms the cultural diversity of the world . 
 Many projects are under way aimed at preventing or slowing this loss by revitalizing endangered languages and promoting education and literacy in minority languages .