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And the most vulnerable of those languages are always the ones that people simply don't even notice to exist, because they aren't associated with some independent government. Ask people about Polish, they'll point to a country in a map; but if you ask them about Sorbian, they'll simply say "there's no Sorbia country". Same deal if you ask them about Sardinian, Galician, Occitan, Low German varieties, etc.
It's never caused solely by easier communication though; it has to do with the loss of the sense of identity between the speakers of those languages. Often forced - like a Franco or a Vargas telling you "use the country language or we're going after you", but sometimes through "softer" means (like turning a blind eye to linguistic prejudice).
Sorry for rambling about this. This topic is emotionally relevant for me.
Oh!! That really speaks to me.
Now is there a way I might touch on that in future, as I explore Euro-style art & comics across this community?
(I get a big boost out of responses to my content, and I'm very grateful for that)
The nearest that I've seen about the topic in comics fashion was not from Euro comics, but from a manga called Heterogenia Linguistico. At a certain point the protagonist is thinking about his grandma, who passed away as the last speaker of her language - so as she died so did her culture.
That said this topic is specially relatable for plenty Europeans, I think, so I'd be really surprised if we couldn't find any Euro comic talking about it.