20130605 13180200 1.0 North American Profile of ISO19115 2003 TRUE Language Hotspots was conceived and developed by Dr. Greg Anderson and Dr. David Harrison at the Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages. It is a radically new way to look at the distribution of global linguistic diversity, to assess the threat of extinction, and to prioritize research. We define hotspots as concentrated regions of the world having the highest level of linguistic diversity, the highest levels of endangerment, and the least-studied languages. Rather than simply counting languages, Hotspots take into account the number of language families (which we call "genetic units") represented in an area to calculate linguistic diversity. Smithsonian Enduring Voices endangered languages story map hotspots Language hotspots are areas with extreme linguistic diversity, containing many highly endangered and under-documented languages. Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages, http://www.livingtongues.org/hotspots.html /9j/4AAQSkZJRgABAQEAAQABAAD/2wBDAAgGBgcGBQgHBwcJCQgKDBQNDAsLDBkSEw8UHRofHh0a HBwgJC4nICIsIxwcKDcpLDAxNDQ0Hyc5PTgyPC4zNDL/2wBDAQkJCQwLDBgNDRgyIRwhMjIyMjIy MjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjL/wAARCACFAMgDASIA AhEBAxEB/8QAHwAAAQUBAQEBAQEAAAAAAAAAAAECAwQFBgcICQoL/8QAtRAAAgEDAwIEAwUFBAQA AAF9AQIDAAQRBRIhMUEGE1FhByJxFDKBkaEII0KxwRVS0fAkM2JyggkKFhcYGRolJicoKSo0NTY3 ODk6Q0RFRkdISUpTVFVWV1hZWmNkZWZnaGlqc3R1dnd4eXqDhIWGh4iJipKTlJWWl5iZmqKjpKWm p6ipqrKztLW2t7i5usLDxMXGx8jJytLT1NXW19jZ2uHi4+Tl5ufo6erx8vP09fb3+Pn6/8QAHwEA AwEBAQEBAQEBAQAAAAAAAAECAwQFBgcICQoL/8QAtREAAgECBAQDBAcFBAQAAQJ3AAECAxEEBSEx BhJBUQdhcRMiMoEIFEKRobHBCSMzUvAVYnLRChYkNOEl8RcYGRomJygpKjU2Nzg5OkNERUZHSElK U1RVVldYWVpjZGVmZ2hpanN0dXZ3eHl6goOEhYaHiImKkpOUlZaXmJmaoqOkpaanqKmqsrO0tba3 uLm6wsPExcbHyMnK0tPU1dbX2Nna4uPk5ebn6Onq8vP09fb3+Pn6/9oADAMBAAIRAxEAPwD2rTNM sDpVmTY2xJgT/lkv90e1Wv7L0/8A58bb/vyv+FGl/wDIJsv+uCf+girdAFT+y9P/AOfG2/78r/hR /Zen/wDPjbf9+V/wq3RQBU/svT/+fG2/78r/AIUf2Xp//Pjbf9+V/wAKt0UAVP7L0/8A58bb/vyv +FH9l6f/AM+Nt/35X/CrdFAFT+y9P/58bb/vyv8AhR/Zen/8+Nt/35X/AAq3RQBU/svT/wDnxtv+ /K/4Uf2Xp/8Az423/flf8Kt0UAVP7L0//nxtv+/K/wCFH9l6f/z423/flf8ACrdFAFT+y9P/AOfG 2/78r/hR/Zen/wDPjbf9+V/wq3RQBU/svT/+fG2/78r/AIUf2Xp//Pjbf9+V/wAKt0UAVP7L0/8A 58bb/vyv+FH9l6f/AM+Nt/35X/CrdFAFT+y9P/58bb/vyv8AhR/Zen/8+Nt/35X/AAq3RQBU/svT /wDnxtv+/K/4Uf2Xp/8Az423/flf8Kt0UAVP7L0//nxtv+/K/wCFFW6KAKml/wDIJsv+uCf+gird VNL/AOQTZf8AXBP/AEEVboAKKKKACiiigAooooAKKKKACiiigAooooAKKKKACiiigAooooAKKKKA CiiigAooooAqaX/yCbL/AK4J/wCgirdVNL/5BNl/1wT/ANBFW6ACiiigAooooAKKKKACiiigAooo oAKKKKACiiigAooooAKKKKACiiigAooooAKKKKAKml/8gmy/64J/6CKt1U0v/kE2X/XBP/QRVugA ooooAKKKKACiiigAooooAKKKKACiiigAooooAKKKKACiiigAooooAKKKKACiiigCppf/ACCbL/rg n/oIq3VTS/8AkE2X/XBP/QRVugAooooAKKKKACiiigAooooAKKKKACiiigAooooAKKKKACiiigAo oooAKKKKACiiigCppf8AyCbL/rgn/oIq3VTS/wDkE2X/AFwT/wBBFW6ACiiigAooooAKKKKACiii gAooooAKKKKACiiigAooooAKKKKACiiigAooooAKKKKAKml/8gmy/wCuCf8AoIq3VTS/+QTZf9cE /wDQRVugAooooAKKKKACiiigAooooAKKKKACiiigAooooAKKKKACiiigAooooAKKKKACiiigCppf /IJsv+uCf+girdVNL/5BNl/1wT/0EVboAKKKKACiiigAooooAKKKKACiiigAooooAKKKKACiiigA ooooAKKKKACiiigAooooAqaX/wAgmy/64J/6CKt0UUAFFFFABRRRQAUUUUAFFFFABRRRQAUUUUAF FFFABRRRQAUUUUAFFFFABRRRQAUUUUAf/9k=