ሆኖም በየዓመቱ ብዙ ቋንቋዎች ይጠፋሉ፤ የቅርብ ጊዜው የዛሬ አንድ ወር ገደማ የመጨረሻ ተወላጅ ተናጋሪው በነበረችው ማሪ ስሚዝ ጆንስ ሞት ምክንያት የጠፋው እያክ ነው፡፡
However, each year a bunch of languages become extinct, the latest being Eyak, which got extinct exactly a month ago with the death of Marie Smith Jones the last native Eyak speaking person. I believe that if we don't actively try to preserve our mother language they will slowly become extinct.