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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 ...
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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Syria!
28Dec By Henry AusbergerNo Comments
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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Syria!

Once a vibrant hub of trade, culture and commerce now embroiled in a bloody civil war, chances are you rarely think about Syria, let alone the languages of Syria. But interestingly, there some of the most diverse in the notoriously uniform Middle East. Indeed, the country of 17.5 million inhabitants has languages from all corners of East and West, including those with hundreds of millions, if not billions, of speakers worldwide and others, with only a few million located solely in Syria. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Official Language of Syria Arabic Dialects of Arabic Syrian Arabic Levantine Arabic Damascus Arabic Lebanese Arabic Homs Arabic Hama Arabic Tartus Arabic Iraqi Arabic Palestinian Arabic Foreign ...
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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Qatar!
21Dec By Chloe HarmonNo Comments
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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Qatar!

A tiny oil-rich nation on the northwestern Arabian Peninsular, the last time you thought about Qatar was probably to do with their hosting of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The languages of Qatar are certainly something you've never thought of. Yet despite their small size, both in terms of size and population, numerous human rights and corruption allegations, Qatar is arguably one of the most linguistically diverse countries in the Middle East. And that says something! Indeed, some of the languages spoken in the country are universal, spoken by hundreds of millions, if not billions, of people worldwide. Others, only have a few million spread across the Middle East. Some, are even unique to the country. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Official Lang...
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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Kuwait!
14Dec By David Ratón GonzalesNo Comments
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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Kuwait!

A tiny oil-rich monarchy in the Gulf, the only time you might have ever thought about Kuwait was when it was invaded by Iraq in 1999. Even avid travelers to the tiny emirate have never given much thought to the languages of Kuwait! Despite being a country of less than 4.3 million - roughly the same amount as the US state of Oregon - Kuwait is home to speakers of dozens of languages both large and small. Some have hundreds of millions of speakers spread across the globe, whilst others have only a few million speakers and are restricted just to the Gulf. Going even further, there are even a few languages spoken solely in Kuwait! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Official Languages of Kuwait  Modern Standard Arabic Kuwaiti Arabic  ...
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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Oman!
7Dec By David Ratón GonzalesNo Comments
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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Oman!

The tiny country along the southeastern Arabian Peninsula, you likely don't think about Oman that often, if ever. Yet the languages of Oman are one of the most diverse in the entire Middle East, likely due to the country's relatively open immigration policy. Indeed, Oman has languages from almost every inhabited continent, ranging from languages with several hundred million speakers, to languages with only a few million at best, not to mention those languages native to the country. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Official Languages of Oman Arabic  English (Unofficial) Foreign Languages of Oman Bengali  Malayalam  Balochi  Urdu French Swahili  (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).pu...
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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Haiti!
23Nov By Gareth SeagullNo Comments
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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Haiti!

Famous for having been the first modern country to abolish slavery, Haiti isn't really known for its linguistic diversity, especially not since the premiership of dictator Papa Doc Duvalier. Indeed, this fact makes the languages of Haiti quite unique in many ways... Indeed, whilst other Caribbean nations are incredibly linguistically diverse, with languages from seemingly every nation on Earth, Haiti just has European languages or those derived from European languages. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Official Languages of Haiti French Haitian Creole Minority And Foreign Languages of Haiti English Spanish Portuguese (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Taino (Extinct)
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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of The Dominican Republic
2Nov By Chloe HarmonNo Comments
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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of The Dominican Republic

The largest of the two countries situated on the island of Hispanola, the Dominican Republic is famous for its beaches and luxury resorts. Linguistic diversity, however, is not something the country is famous for. Yet the languages of the Dominican Republic are actually more diverse than you'd ever have thought, including major world languages from every continent, to local dialects and creoles indigenous to the Dominican Republic! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Official Language of The Dominican Republic Spanish (10.633 Million) Foreign Languages of The Dominican Republic Haitian Creole (129,115) Samana English (61,845) Mandarin (54,250) Arabic (9,765) Italian (3,255) German (1,700) (adsbygoogle = window.adsby...
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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...
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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...
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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Cyprus!
21Sep By Gareth SeagullNo Comments
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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Cyprus!

A tiny island located in the Eastern Mediterranean, Cyprus is one of those countries you probably never think about. Let alone the languages spoken there. Yet the diversity of the languages of Cyprus would surprise you... more so than you'd think. Home to languages spoken by millions of people on multiple continents, Cyprus is also home to dozens of languages with far fewer speakers - including those native to the island with no international speakers to speak of! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Official Languages of Cyprus According to the Constitution of Cyprus, there are two official languages of the Republic of Cyprus. These are: Greek (710,000) Turkish (300,000) Minority Languages of Cyprus Though Greek and Turkish are the offi...
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