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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Tajikistan!

17May

By David Ratón GonzalesNo Comments

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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Tajikistan!

A tiny landlocked nation in Central Asia, Tajikistan is perhaps best known for its impressive mountains and lakes. But the languages of Tajikistan are arguably just as impressive, coming from all over the world. And this makes sense, seeing as how Tajikistan is as the crossroad of the near-east, far-east and south-east Asia, and thus the crossroad of literally of dozens of language families... (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Official Languages of Tajikistan Tajik Russian Indigenous Languages of Tajikistan Rushani Ishkashimi Khowar Bukhori Aimaqi Uighur Parya Yazgulyan Parmir Shughni Khufi Pashto Kyrgyz Bartangi Yaghnobi Wakhi Minority Languages of Tajikistan Uzbek Belarusian A...

Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Kyrgyzstan!

10May

By Chloe HarmonNo Comments

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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Kyrgyzstan!

A post-Soviet state located in Asia, Kyrgyzstan probably isn't a country you tend to think about all that often. Most famous for its mountains, the languages of Kyrgyzstan are perhaps just as intriguing! Though not as diverse as some other countries, Kyrgyzstan is home to languages from six language families found on every continent, both with native and second language speakers in the country... (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Official Languages of Kyrgyzstan Russian Kyrgyz Minority Languages of Kyrgyzstan Kazakh Uighur Tajik Foreign Languages of Kyrgyzstan English French German Arabic Chinese

Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Finland!

19Apr

By Gareth SeagullNo Comments

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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Finland!

Known for being the happiest country in the world and for its saunas, Finland isn't particularly well known for its linguistic diversity. Yet the languages of Finland are some of the most impressive of any European country we've studied to date. Home to almost two dozen languages from three continents and nearly 20 different language families, no one can deny that Finland's linguistic diversity isn't impressive... (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Official Languages of Finland Finnish Swedish Minority Languages of Finland Sami Karelian Kalo Immigrant Languages of Finland Hebrew Yiddish Tatar Russian Estonian Somali Arabic Kurdish Albanian Chinese Vietnamese Persian Thai Spanish Ur...

22Mar

By Gareth SeagullNo Comments

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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Belize

Known primarily for its coral reefs, punta music and extensive September Celebrations, Belize is one of those countries you seldom think about. But beneath all that, the country boasts impressive linguistic diversity with the languages of Belize being among the most diverse in the world! Indeed, the former Spanish and later British colony has certainly impacted the languages spoken in the tiny Caribbean nation, both with the foreign languages spoken there and how native languages have evolved there... (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Official Language of Belize English Indigenous Languages of Belize Belizean Creole (Kriol) Q'eqchi' Maya Mopan Maya Garifuna Foreign Languages of Belize Spanish German Hindi Chinese ...

Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Venezuela!

1Mar

By Chloe HarmonNo Comments

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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Venezuela!

Best known for its large oil reserves and more recent currency crisis, Venezuela is not a country known for its linguistic diversity. Yet, the languages of Venezuela are more diverse than most other Latin American countries! Home to a combination of European, Asian and indigenous languages, many Venezuelans speak two languages (one at home, one at work/school) whilst others speak ancient languages such as Latin and Ancient Greek... (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Official Language of Venezuela Spanish Venezuelan Sign Language Indigenous Languages Saliva Bari Arawakan Makú Caribbean Tupi Foreign Languages of Venezuela English Portuguese Chinese Japanese Arabic French German Colonial Tovar Ita...

Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Fiji

16Nov

By David Ratón GonzalesNo Comments

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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Fiji

An archipelago famed for its coral reefs and sandy beaches, Fiji survives mostly on tourism. Perhaps you've been there before or you plan to go there soon. But you probably want to know which languages of Fiji are the most common! With only 900,000 people living in the country, you'd be forgiven for thinking that there were only a few languages spoken on Fiji. But you'd be wrong. There are literally dozens of different languages spoken on the archipelago, some that are native to the country whilst others have hundreds of millions of speakers worldwide. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Official Languages of Fiji English Fijian Fiji Hindi Other Languages of Fiji Rotuman Guajarati Punjabi Arabic Urdu Tamil Tel...

Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Jamaica!

9Nov

By Gareth SeagullNo Comments

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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Jamaica!

Known for being the home of Bob Marley, reggae and Red Stripe beer, Jamaica is probably one of those countries you seldom think about, even less the languages spoken there. Yet the languages of Jamaica are some of the most diverse you'll ever come across! An island with a population of a little less than three million, Jamaica is home to some of the most well spoken languages in the world, as well as languages and dialects indigenous to the island. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Official Language of Jamaica English Jamaican Dialects Jamaican Patois Indigenous Languages of Jamaica Kromanti Foreign Languages of Jamaica Spanish Arabic Chinese Portuguese

Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Macau!

19Oct

By Chloe HarmonNo Comments

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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Macau!

A tiny island, special administrative region and former Portuguese colony, Macau is probably one of those places you think of. Yet the languages of Macau are arguably more interesting than any other country in Asia - including China and Japan! Though it only has a population of roughly 650,000, the languages of Macau are a strange mix of European languages - a remnant of a time when Macau was a colony - and various Asian languages, including several dialects of Chinese. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Official Languages of Macau Chinese (577,500) Portuguese (4,000) Dialects of Chinese Cantonese (556,500) Mandarin (20,800) Yue (50,000) Foreign languages of Macau Filipino (15,000) English (9,750) Vietnamese (7,250) ...

5Oct

By Gareth SeagullNo Comments

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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Hong Kong!

Once a desolate rock with few inhabitants, Hong Kong is now populated by millions of people who speak hundreds of languages from all corners of the globe. As such the languages of Hong Kong are incredibly diverse - more so than you'd ever have imagined! Indeed, many of the languages spoken on the island have billions of speakers worldwide, whilst others only have a few million across Asia. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Official Languages of Hong Kong According to the Basic Law of Hong Kong, there are two official languages of Hong Kong, which are used in both daily life and in government. These are: Chinese - 7.35 Million English - 3.97 Million Dialects of Chinese Though "Chinese" is one of the two official languages of Hong Kon...

Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Paraguay!

14Sep

By David Ratón GonzalesNo Comments

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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Paraguay!

Though we seldom think of it, the tiny South American state of Paraguay has literally thousands spoken within its borders. Indeed, the languages of Paraguay are some of the most diverse in not only South America, but also the world! Some of the languages of Paraguay are spoken by literally billions of people across the world, whilst others are native to Paraguay and are only spoken within its borders... many of which are sadly endangered. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Official Languages of Paraguay According to the Paraguayan Constitution, there are two official languages of Paraguay, these are: Spanish (6.34 Million) Guarani (5.42 Million) Indigenous Languages of Paraguay Whilst Guarani is native to Paraguay, Spanish (alongside m...