[WIA Languages Day 21/221] Cimbrian - The Bavarian Echo That Remains in the Alps

1. On the 21st day of WIA's journey to record 221 languages, the language project introduced Cimbrian, a language of the northern Italian Alps.
2. Cimbrian, brought by Bavarian immigrants in the 11th century, is spoken as a mother tongue by 89.9% of the residents of Luserna, a village of 300 people.
3. WIA said it will preserve Cimbrian in a digital archive so it can be accessed from anywhere in the world.

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