LONDON — 33 languages across Europe are close to dying out, according to a new list of at-risk dialects.

Four languages spoken in British territories are among the endangered lingos featured in a report from language expert, which uses data from the UNESCO Languages in Danger project.

Christopher Moseley at the UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies identified 13 critically endangered languages and a further 20 that are severely endangered, with Livonian, from the Latvian region of Dundaga, deemed most at risk.

Jersey French (Jèrriais) and Guernsey French (Guernésiais) are two of the four British dialects in peril, spoken on the islands of the same names, while Manx, used on the Isle of Man, and Cornish, spoken in Cornwall in south west England, are deemed critically endangered. However Moseley has noted a concerted effort to revive the latter two languages and believes they could be saved.

Manx in particular has enjoyed a renaissance. When the last indigenous native speaker of the Manx language, Ned Maddrell, died in 1974, the language was considered extinct by UNESCO.

Over 1,800 people can now read, write and speak Manx and the majority of other islanders know a little bit, according to Adrian Cain, the language development officer at Culture Vannin, the Manx heritage foundation.

“In the 40 years since the last traditional native speaker of Manx died, the language has seen a remarkable turnaround in its fortunes," he said.

"It is hoped that this success story can be used as an example of what can be done to promote, support and maintain critically endangered minority languages and cultures.”

Travel planning company GoEuro, who have produced some graphics to highlight the issue, believe that "linguistic-based" ethical tourism can help preserve some of these languages.

"We believe strongly in the power of travel as a way to benefit these regions and have a hand in keeping these vibrant cultures alive," Naren Shaam, their CEO, told Mashable in an email.

GoEuro have created a guide to niche European languages and are encouraging people to visit the communities in which they're spoken to help invigorate the local economies and traditions.

UNESCO have predicted that half of the world's 6,000+ languages will disappear by the end of the century, but linguistics experts think that social media might help preserve some dialects. Facebook allows users to request a new language through the site and many communities are using it to try and keep certain languages alive.

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