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linguicide

the planned destruction of a language by punitive measures against speaking it, destruction of it's written works, etc.
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linguicide

Summary

linguicide is a language policy[1]. linguicide has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • linguicide's instance of is recorded as language policy[3].
  • linguicide is part of ethnocide[4].
  • linguicide is part of sociolinguistics[5].
  • linguicide's described by source is recorded as Soziolinguistika Hiztegia[6].
  • linguicide's has effect is recorded as language death[7].
  • linguicide's studied by is recorded as sociolinguistics[8].

Why It Matters

linguicide has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] linguicide is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

Related Entities

sociolinguistics

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Maxlath · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Part of → —
    Has effect → language death
    Part of → ethnocide, sociolinguistics
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