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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Belarus!

26Apr

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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Belarus!

Best known for being ruled by strongman dictator Aleksandr Lukashenko, the languages of Belarus is something the country is not as famous for, though arguably should be. Whilst not as diverse as other European countries like Germany or Italy, Belarus is home to many Eastern European languages, and even an Asian one... (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Official Languages of Belarus Belarussian Russian Minority Languages of Belarus Ukrainian Polish Lithuanian Armenian West Polesian Trasianka

Your Ultimate Guide to the Languages of Lithuania!

12Apr

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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

11Jan

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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Latvia!

A post-Soviet state, trying to reposition itself as a tech and business hub, the languages of Latvia have been changed forever, as foreign entrepreneurs flock to the country. Not to mention the country's own natural linguistic diversity... With over a dozen major European languages spoken inside its borders by people from every inhabited continent, Latvia is also home to a few indigenous languages, which have varying levels of recognition from the Latvian government. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Official Language of Latvia Latvian Minority Languages of Latvia Belarussian Ukrainian Russian Polish Hungarian Estonian Lithuanian Latgalian Foreign Languages of Latvia English German Spanish French

Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Vatican City

24Aug

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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...

12May

By George SanghviNo Comments

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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...