Linguist and conservative commentator John McWhorter estimates the 6,000 languages spoken today will dwindle to only 600 next century. He argues that this is part of a process that will confer economic and health benefits to the affected speakers.

His main point is that the vast, vast majority of threatened languages are those spoken by isolated indigenous groups, and that these languages are, in fact, a driving force of their isolation. The language barrier prevents the absorption of such groups into the larger society, and this often leaves those affected in significantly worse economic conditions than their neighbors that speak the majority language.

McWhorter outlines how the pursuit of a better life can often mean leaving one's ancestral language behind:

http://io9.com/5442321/90-percent-of-languages-will-be-extinct-next-century

The author is basically saying that there's no intrinsic value in preserving dying languages in an artificial way. Basically, that it's a waste of time and we'd only be doing it to feel better through preserving cultures/language.

What do you all think? Would it be worth it to preserve our native languages in Nigeria if they start (or continue) dying?

Eh-Hehn now. We can both preserve our language[s] and still pursue and obtain economic and health benefits.

completely agree.

Humm

Hmmm.

God is so great.

He understands all languages.