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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Qatar!
21Dec By Chloe HarmonNo Comments
Learning Languages

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 Macau!
19Oct By Chloe HarmonNo Comments
Learning Languages

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) ...
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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Taiwan
12Oct By Gareth SeagullNo Comments
Learning Languages

Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Taiwan

Though it may (or indeed, may not) be a country, it's hard to deny that the languages of Taiwan aren't incredible. A storied history, including numerous wars and civil wars, have left the island with people who speak hundreds of languages... As we almost all countries, some of these languages are incredibly well spoken - with hundreds of millions, if not billions of speakers worldwide - whilst others are much smaller, and only really spoken in Taiwan. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); National Languages of Taiwan Taiwanese Mandarin (19.68 Million) Taiwanese Hokkien (19.03 Million) Taiwanese Hakka (1.56 Million) Formosan (330,000) Matsu (235,750) Immigrant Languages of Taiwan Javanese (215,000) Vietnamese (200,000) Thai (...
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5Oct By Gareth SeagullNo Comments
Learning Languages

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 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...
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17 Most Spoken Languages in the World!
7Jul By Chloe HarmonNo Comments
Culture

17 Most Spoken Languages in the World!

When it comes to determining the most spoken languages in the world, it should be easy, right? Wrong! Different people have different views, different sources cite different statistics. It is an absolute nightmare! With that being said, whether you are a businessman, politician, language lover or someone just curious about languages, these are the most spoken languages you could start learning! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); How do we Define "Most Spoken"? The term "most spoken" is very vague. Almost too vague. Usually, there are two trains of thought when it comes to determining the most spoken languages- native speakers or the total number of speakers. For the first, they focus on how many people speak the language as their nativ...
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