He was almost certain to have been a native speaker of the language.
The last of the old native speakers died in 1974.
But let me run it by some native speakers and get back to you.
Below, a table with the number of native speakers in 1980 is provided.
However, only 100-150 native speakers of the language remain there.
Being a native speaker is still not enough in the game of communication.
Therefore no specific data on the number of its native speakers are available.
Children whose parents are native English speakers often see little benefit to learning another language.
The last confirmed native speaker of the language died in 1864.
The presence of native speakers has other benefits, he said.