Thousands of languages are ________. These were once in use, even in the recent past but are no longer spoken or read in daily activities by anyone in the world.
A) endangered
B) extinct
C) lingua franca
D) dialects
E) none of the above

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Languages that were once in use but are no longer spoken or read in daily activities by anyone in the world are considered extinct. Endangered languages are currently at risk of becoming extinct, while dialects are variations of a language and lingua franca refers to a common language used for communication between speakers of different languages.

Thousands of Languages Are ________