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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Georgia!
7Jun By Gareth SeagullNo Comments
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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Georgia!

Aside from being known as the birthplace of wine, you probably don't think about the tiny European nation of Georgia all that often. Yet the languages of Georgia are arguably just as noteworthy as their wine! Indeed, the country's position at the convergence of Europe and Asia means there are literally dozens of languages spoken in the country from a wide variety of language families. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Official Languages of Georgia Georgian Dialects of Georgian Imeretian Kartlian Gurian Adjaran Kakhetian Tush Pshavian Meskhetian Mtiuletian Minority Languages of Georgia Russian Azerbaijani Svan Megrelian Laz Foreign Languages of Georgia English Turkish
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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...
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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
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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Kosovo!
3May By George SanghviNo Comments
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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Kosovo!

A partially recognized state in the Balkans others consider a part of Serbia, Kosovo isn't known for its linguistic diversity. Though not as diverse as other European countries, the languages of Kosovo are more diverse than you'd think, especially given the nation's history... Featuring languages from five distinct language families, Kosovo maintains an uneasy balance between the various languages spoken within its borders to avoid causing yet another ethnic conflict in the Balkans. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Official Languages of Kosovo Albanian Serbian Regional Languages of Kosovo Bosnian (Serbo-Croatian) Turkish Romani Gorani Foreign Languages of Kosovo English Russian
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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...
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Your Ultimate Guide to the Languages of Lithuania!
12Apr By Chloe HarmonNo Comments
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Your Ultimate Guide to the Languages of Lithuania!

Primarily known for its picturesque landscapes and its status as a growing digital hub, the languages of Lithuania is not something the country is particularly famous for... though it should. Whilst the country's linguistic diversity may only be European languages, it is indicative of a country that has spent most of its history occupied by foreign invaders or as a puppet state of them. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Official Language of Lithuania Lithuanian Dialects of Lithuanian Aukstaitian  Samogitian  Other Languages of Lithuania Russian Polish English
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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Estonia!
5Apr By Henry AusbergerNo Comments
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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Estonia!

A tiny state in the northern Baltics, Estonia is perhaps best known for its fast internet speeds (yes, seriously) and dense woodlands, the languages of Estonia is not something that's well known. But they should be... Though the languages of Estonia are all European in origin, they encompass three of Northeastern Europe's most spoken language families - Slavic, Uralic and Germanic - making it rather unique, even if only geographically isolated. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Official Language of Estonia Estonian Minority Languages of Estonia Võro Seto Mulgi Tartu Foreign Languages of Estonia English Russian Finnish German Swedish
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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Andorra!
29Mar By Chloe HarmonNo Comments
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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Andorra!

A tiny principality nestled in the Pyrenees between France and Spain, Andorra is perhaps best known for its luxury ski resorts. The languages of Andorra, however, are not something it's famous for... though should be. Indeed, the languages of Andorra clearly reflect the isolated, but pan-European nature of the country, in a way unlike any other country in Europe, even remote, isolated ones! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Official Languages of Andorra Catalan Foreign Languages of Andorra Spanish French Occitan Galician Italian Aragonese English Arabic What do you think about the languages of Andorra? Do you speak any? Tell me in the comments!
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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 ...
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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Cape Verde!
15Mar By Henry AusbergerNo Comments
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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Cape Verde!

A country off the coast of Africa, Cape Verde is one of those tiny island nations we rarely think about, except when featured in popular media as a tourist destination. But little did you know, the languages of Cape Verde are a microcosm resulting from centuries of Portuguese rule... Indeed, prior to discovery of the archipelago in the 15th century, the islands were uninhabited. Over the last six centuries, steady streams of migration from various parts of the world have seen the languages of Cape Verde evolve in a rather unique manner from a linguistic point of view. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Official Language of Cape Verde Portuguese Cape Verde Creole Santiago Creole Fogo São Nicolau Brava Sal Boa Vista São V...
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