Every two weeks, a language dies. That startling statistic represents the ongoing erosion of cultural diversity, as roughly 40 percent of the world’s 7,000 or so languages are on the brink of extinction.

For many, the death of a language signals the end of a unique worldview. However, in the digital age, a growing number of activists are turning to social media to preserve their languages. This allows future generations can access languages they might otherwise lose.