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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Turkmenistan!

31May

By Gareth SeagullNo Comments

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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Turkmenistan!

A country in Central Asia, Turkmenistan is a nation perhaps best known for not being much of a nation at all, instead being a loosely united collection of nomadic tribes. In part due to this nomadic nature, the languages of Turkmenistan are immensely diverse. That, coupled with Turkmenistan's long history of being a part of many different empires, has only added to the country's linguistic diversity making it a truly unique case on the global scale. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Official Languages of Turkmenistan Turkmen Russian Other Languages of Turkmenistan Uzbek Kazakh Tatar Ukrainian Azerbaijani Armenian Kurdish Lezgian Persian Belarusian Erzya Korean Bashkir Ossetian Lak Tajik ...

Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Azerbaijan!

24May

By Gareth SeagullNo Comments

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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Azerbaijan!

A small country located on the border of the Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan's best claim to fame is perhaps the Burning Mountain that's been on fire for at least the last 65 years. Yet the languages of Azerbaijan could quite easily be the country's claim to fame as well. Being the place where east and west converge, Azerbaijan is home to numerous languages from numerous different language families, spoken by people from literally dozens of distinct ethnic groups. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Official Language of Azerbaijan Azerbaijani Minority Languages of Azerbaijan Russian Armenian Persian Jek Rutul Tat Udi Lezgian Georgian Budukh Juhuri Khinalug Tsakhur Kryts Talysh Avar

Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Belarus!

26Apr

By George SanghviNo Comments

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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Belarus!

Best known for being ruled by strongman dictator Aleksandr Lukashenko, the languages of Belarus is something the country is not as famous for, though arguably should be. Whilst not as diverse as other European countries like Germany or Italy, Belarus is home to many Eastern European languages, and even an Asian one... (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Official Languages of Belarus Belarussian Russian Minority Languages of Belarus Ukrainian Polish Lithuanian Armenian West Polesian Trasianka

Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Lebanon!

4Jan

By George SanghviNo Comments

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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Lebanon!

Famous for its longstanding hostility with its neighbor Israel, and more recent civil war that saw more than a million flee the country, Lebanon isn't famous for its linguistic diversity. Yet the languages of Lebanon may in fact be the most interesting thing about the country! A former French colony that later became a hub for American oil interests, most people in Lebanon speak a mix of Arabic, French and English, whilst others speak various languages from other parts of the world... (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Official Language of Lebanon Arabic Dialects of Arabic Spoken in Lebanon Lebanese Arabic Cypriote Maronite Arabic Syrian Arabic Palestinian Arabic Iraqi Arabic Foreign Languages of Lebanon English French ...

Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Turkey!

28Sep

By George SanghviNo Comments

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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Turkey!

Turkey is often at the center of some kind of controversy, often to do with human rights violations, a lot of this has to do with the languages of Turkey and the different ethnic groups that speak them. A country of 82 million, Turkey is home to literally hundreds of ethnic groups and languages, some spoken by millions of people across the country (not to mention the world!) whilst others are only spoken in a handful of villages in a remote part of the country. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Official Language of Turkey According to Article 3 of the Turkish Constitution, there is only one official language of Turkey: Turkish (66.5 Million) Minority Languages of Turkey Though Turkish is the official language of Turkey, it is by no m...

Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of California!

7Sep

By Chloe HarmonNo Comments

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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of California!

The most populous state in the Union, California is naturally home to a wide array of languages. Yet the languages of California are more numerous and more diverse than almost every other US state combined! With over 200 different languages spoken in the state, some are understandably more spoken than others, with some languages having billions of speakers worldwide, whilst others have fewer than ten speakers located solely in California. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Official Language of California Though Spanish was once the official language of California shortly after becoming a state, and remains a widely spoken language (with all state documents also being produced in Spanish), the sole official language of the state is... Englis...

12May

By George SanghviNo Comments

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17 oldest languages in the world!

Many languages vie for the title of being the oldest language in the world. However, there is only one that can be the oldest, so what language is it? (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 17. Icelandic (1200 years) Icelandic is perhaps one of the oldest languages that is still spoken in the world today. Icelandic is native to the island of Iceland, as well as 350,000 native speakers. Icelandic began as a combination of Danish and indigenous languages. However, once the Danish stopped bringing new colonizers during the twelfth century, Icelandic became akin to a language isolate. Icelandic is a very good indication of what Old Norse and Old Danish looked and sounded like. As a result of its age and its isolation, Icelandic has become one of t...

12Nov

By George SanghviNo Comments

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12 useless languages

When it comes to learning languages, linguists normally have their heart set know a few to learn. Normally, this is because there is something particular that the language has to offer, or that it will be useful in later life. But, not all languages are equal, some are useless languages that serve little to no purpose for the speaker. I was recently talking with some translator friends of mine when we got around to how translators show off to non-translators. After much back and forth, we came to one that most of us had done- use a language we didn't know to impress someone- usually a girl they liked. Most of the time, these languages were useless languages spoken by less than 10 million people in Africa, or a small pocket elsewhere in Europe. Or better still, they were ...