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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Finland!

19Apr

By Gareth SeagullNo Comments

Learning Languages

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...

Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Vatican City

24Aug

By George SanghviNo Comments

Learning Languages

Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Vatican City

At 0.17 square miles in size with a population of only 825 people, you'd expect the Vatican City to speak only one or two languages. Yet, the languages of the Vatican City are more diverse than any other country in Europe. Not bad for the smallest country in the world. Indeed, it is the only country where Latin is the official language, and there over 40 languages spoken in the country, some with billions of speakers, and others with only a few hundred thousand... (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Official Languages of Vatican City According to the Vatican City, there are two official languages spoken in the country - one historical/cultural/clerical language and one administrative language. Latin (Clerical/Historical Language) Italian (Adm...

Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Israel!

25May

By Gareth SeagullNo Comments

Learning Languages

Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Israel!

Inhabited by both Jews and Arabs, you would be correct in assuming that Israel is an incredibly linguistically diverse. In fact, the languages of Israel are more diverse than any other country in the entire Middle East! Whilst many of the languages spoken in Israel are among the most spoken languages in the world, many more are spoken by only a small segment of Israeli society, or by only a few thousand people in the entire world. Disclaimer: I know that Israel is a contentious subject for many different reasons. This article is solely meant for educational purposes about the languages spoken in the country. Please, no political rhetoric. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Official Languages of Israel According to the Israeli government, there...

Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Monaco

4May

By David Ratón GonzalesNo Comments

Learning Languages

Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Monaco

Today, Monaco is famous for being one of the largest tax havens in Europe (ironic given Monaco's small size!) Yet, for such a small country, the languages of Monaco are perhaps more varied than any other nation on Earth! Whilst some of the languages of Monaco are among the most spoken in the world, there are several languages spoken in the country which are not only obscure, but also unique to Monaco... (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Official Language of Monaco According to the Constitution of Monaco, there is only one official language in the country: French. Owing to its status as Monaco's sole official language, French is the official language used in business, day-to-day living, education, healthcare, government and so on, meaning tha...

Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of The United States!

6Apr

By Gareth SeagullNo Comments

Culture

Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of The United States!

The United States is often known as the "melting pot of cultures" due to centuries of immigration. As a result, the languages of the United States are certainly some of the most diverse of any country we've covered to date! Whilst in the English-speaking world, the US is known for speaking English, there are literally thousands of languages spoken in the US, ranging from high-spoken languages like Spanish, to Native American languages only a few people speak... (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Official Languages of The United States It may surprise you, but according to the Constitution, the US has never (and shall never) have an official language, due to America's position as the "Melting pot of nations" and the myriad of different languages t...

15 Coolest Languages to Boost Your Street Cred!

10Nov

By David Ratón GonzalesNo Comments

Learning Languages

15 Coolest Languages to Boost Your Street Cred!

Last week, we looked at the weirdest languages to have ever been spoken, from the perspective of an English speaker. This got me thinking: what are the coolest languages you can speak? Whilst there are several different ways of defining "cool", for the purposes of this article, we are defining "cool" as either nice to listen to or, as having some unique quality that makes it so much cooler than other languages! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 15. Sanskrit Sanskrit is generally considered the world's oldest spoken language. However, many will point out the fact that the language has been slowly dying for the past 800 years. With not that many people speaking it today. Nevertheless, if you've ever been fortunate to listen, you'll definitely und...

12May

By George SanghviNo Comments

Learning Languages

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...