I agree with you. We should catalog what we know about the language to preserve it for future anthropologists and historians. However, trying to revitalize lang

I agree with you. We should catalog what we know about the language to preserve it for future anthropologists and historians. However, trying to revitalize languages is likely to be a waste of time and energy. In addition, it is likely to impose a greater burden on the children from those cultures as they get pressured to devote time and energy into something that will not benefit them.