While on the prowl for sites about Maaori English, I found an interesting page that I have added to my collection. Maybe we could start an "adopt-a-language" campaign?
http://www.tooyoo.l.u-tokyo.ac.jp/ichel/links.html

there are some great links there, Max, thanks!! I just spent several minutes cruising around the Ethnologue site:
http://www.ethnologue.com/

The Extinction of Language

Max, there's a link on this thread from Rapunzel you might find interesting. (and, perhaps, a little chopped liver paté to add to the collection on your mantel? )

http://wordsmith.org/board/showflat.pl?Cat=&Board=miscellany&Number=31125

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And since I'm the mantlee much more often the mantler, I'm going to savour this rare moment.

Ouchee, mantlee!