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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Finland!
19Apr By Gareth SeagullNo Comments
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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...
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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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22Mar By Gareth SeagullNo Comments
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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Belize

Known primarily for its coral reefs, punta music and extensive September Celebrations, Belize is one of those countries you seldom think about. But beneath all that, the country boasts impressive linguistic diversity with the languages of Belize being among the most diverse in the world! Indeed, the former Spanish and later British colony has certainly impacted the languages spoken in the tiny Caribbean nation, both with the foreign languages spoken there and how native languages have evolved there... (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Official Language of Belize English Indigenous Languages of Belize Belizean Creole (Kriol) Q'eqchi' Maya Mopan Maya Garifuna Foreign Languages of Belize Spanish German Hindi Chinese ...
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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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11Jan By George SanghviNo Comments
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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
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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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