ICH depends on transmitting knowledge, skills, and the inspiration to share this knowledge with the next generation. Transmission depends on the local language where the knowledge originates. When this language is small, Indigenous, or minoritized, the speakers are almost always pressured to shift to a more dominant or more prestigious language; over time, much of the traditional knowledge and practices are lost along with the language. So, language maintenance and revitalization efforts are structural underpinnings for sustaining ICH.