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I emailed them to ask them why France wasn't listed as a country that uses French, here is the reply: "Thank you very much for your email and for the interest
by neom 3y ago
I emailed them to ask them why France wasn't listed as a country that uses French, here is the reply:
"Thank you very much for your email and for the interest in the UNESCO’s World Atlas of Languages (WAL)
Let me give you a small context about the WAL,
UNESCO Member States are asked to nominate Focal Points for the Atlas. These focal points are responsible for providing information on the linguistic diversity of each country.
As for France, we are currently discussing the nomination of a Focal Point, which is why there is no record of French or other languages in the current profile.
The Atlas as mentioned in the terms of use is a work in progress and the purpose of nominating Focal Points is that the information is up to date and from official sources.
Once the Focal Point will be nominated, the information will be published."
Looks like it's a WIP, I submitted it because it seems like a decent tool to see the scope of endangered language, as it was a lot broader than I'd imagined.