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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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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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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Venezuela!
1Mar By Chloe HarmonNo Comments
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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Venezuela!

Best known for its large oil reserves and more recent currency crisis, Venezuela is not a country known for its linguistic diversity. Yet, the languages of Venezuela are more diverse than most other Latin American countries! Home to a combination of European, Asian and indigenous languages, many Venezuelans speak two languages (one at home, one at work/school) whilst others speak ancient languages such as Latin and Ancient Greek... (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Official Language of Venezuela Spanish Venezuelan Sign Language Indigenous Languages Saliva Bari Arawakan Makú Caribbean Tupi Foreign Languages of Venezuela English Portuguese Chinese Japanese Arabic French German Colonial Tovar Ita...
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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Colombia!
22Feb By David Ratón GonzalesNo Comments
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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Colombia!

Though most famous for its high crime rate, it is the languages of Colombia that the country should truly be known for as a combination of both the New and Old Worlds... just not how you'd think. In recent years, the country has tried to position itself as a home for digital nomads - internet entrepreneurs who need no fixed base to operate from - drawing in hundreds of foreign entrepreneurs from across the world... (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Official Languages of Colombia Spanish English Amerindian Languages of Colombia Arawakan Quechuan Cariban Tupian Foreign Languages of Colombia Romani Portuguese
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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Ecuador!
15Feb By Henry AusbergerNo Comments
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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Ecuador!

The home of the alpaca and Galapagos Islands, Ecuador is probably one of those countries you never think about. You've probably never thought about the languages of Ecuador either... Yet despite not being known for its linguistic diversity and having lost many of its indigenous languages to time, Ecuador is home to dozens of languages from all across the world. Not bad for a country roughly the same size as Nevada! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Official Languages of Ecuador Spanish Indigenous Languages of Ecuador Quechua Shuar Pasto Awa Sequoia Waorani Siona Embera Colorado Cofan Zaparo Foreign Languages of Ecuador English Portuguese French Chinese
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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 Jamaica!
9Nov By Gareth SeagullNo Comments
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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Jamaica!

Known for being the home of Bob Marley, reggae and Red Stripe beer, Jamaica is probably one of those countries you seldom think about, even less the languages spoken there. Yet the languages of Jamaica are some of the most diverse you'll ever come across! An island with a population of a little less than three million, Jamaica is home to some of the most well spoken languages in the world, as well as languages and dialects indigenous to the island. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Official Language of Jamaica English Jamaican Dialects Jamaican Patois Indigenous Languages of Jamaica Kromanti Foreign Languages of Jamaica Spanish Arabic Chinese Portuguese
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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of The Bahamas
26Oct By Gareth SeagullNo Comments
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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of The Bahamas

A country of only 400,000 people that mainly survives off its financial services and tourism industries, the Bahamas is probably one of those countries you rarely think of, yet the languages of the Bahamas would probably surprise with just how... odd... they are. Indeed, the country is home to three languages used on a daily basis, as well as dozens of historical and cultural languages, mostly owing to the lack of immigration to the country in recent decades. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Official Language of The Bahamas English (400,000) Local Dialects Bahamian English (350,000) Haitian Creole (98,300) Other Languages of The Bahamas Dutch (5,000) Spanish (8,000) Portuguese (7,500) (adsbygoogle = window.adsby...
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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Macau!
19Oct By Chloe HarmonNo Comments
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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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