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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of The Dominican Republic
2Nov By Chloe HarmonNo Comments
Learning Languages

Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of The Dominican Republic

The largest of the two countries situated on the island of Hispanola, the Dominican Republic is famous for its beaches and luxury resorts. Linguistic diversity, however, is not something the country is famous for. Yet the languages of the Dominican Republic are actually more diverse than you'd ever have thought, including major world languages from every continent, to local dialects and creoles indigenous to the Dominican Republic! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Official Language of The Dominican Republic Spanish (10.633 Million) Foreign Languages of The Dominican Republic Haitian Creole (129,115) Samana English (61,845) Mandarin (54,250) Arabic (9,765) Italian (3,255) German (1,700) (adsbygoogle = window.adsby...
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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of The Bahamas
26Oct By Gareth SeagullNo Comments
Learning Languages

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 Taiwan
12Oct By Gareth SeagullNo Comments
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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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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Cyprus!
21Sep By Gareth SeagullNo Comments
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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Cyprus!

A tiny island located in the Eastern Mediterranean, Cyprus is one of those countries you probably never think about. Let alone the languages spoken there. Yet the diversity of the languages of Cyprus would surprise you... more so than you'd think. Home to languages spoken by millions of people on multiple continents, Cyprus is also home to dozens of languages with far fewer speakers - including those native to the island with no international speakers to speak of! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Official Languages of Cyprus According to the Constitution of Cyprus, there are two official languages of the Republic of Cyprus. These are: Greek (710,000) Turkish (300,000) Minority Languages of Cyprus Though Greek and Turkish are the offi...
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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Paraguay!
14Sep By David Ratón GonzalesNo Comments
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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Paraguay!

Though we seldom think of it, the tiny South American state of Paraguay has literally thousands spoken within its borders. Indeed, the languages of Paraguay are some of the most diverse in not only South America, but also the world! Some of the languages of Paraguay are spoken by literally billions of people across the world, whilst others are native to Paraguay and are only spoken within its borders... many of which are sadly endangered. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Official Languages of Paraguay According to the Paraguayan Constitution, there are two official languages of Paraguay, these are: Spanish (6.34 Million) Guarani (5.42 Million) Indigenous Languages of Paraguay Whilst Guarani is native to Paraguay, Spanish (alongside m...
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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of California!
7Sep By Chloe HarmonNo Comments
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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of California!

The most populous state in the Union, California is naturally home to a wide array of languages. Yet the languages of California are more numerous and more diverse than almost every other US state combined! With over 200 different languages spoken in the state, some are understandably more spoken than others, with some languages having billions of speakers worldwide, whilst others have fewer than ten speakers located solely in California. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Official Language of California Though Spanish was once the official language of California shortly after becoming a state, and remains a widely spoken language (with all state documents also being produced in Spanish), the sole official language of the state is... Englis...
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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Texas!
31Aug By David Ratón GonzalesNo Comments
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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Texas!

Texas is known for many things. Among those things is how multicultural the state is, even if many in the state don't necessarily know it. Though most famous for speaking both English and Spanish, the languages of Texas are far more diverse than that. Indeed, Texas is home to speakers of some of the most spoken languages on the planet. But it's also home to endangered languages that only have a few thousand speakers at best and may not survive to the end of our lifetimes... (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Official Languages of Texas Much like the US itself, the Constitution of Texas doesn't any official language(s) of the state. However, in reality, the state has three official languages thanks to subsequent legislation: English Spanish ...
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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Vatican City
24Aug By George SanghviNo Comments
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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...
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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of New York
10Aug By Henry AusbergerNo Comments
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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of New York

Home to one of the largest cities on the planet, New York state has tens of millions of people living in it. Naturally, the state is home to many immigrants and foreign language speakers, with the languages of New York being as diverse as the languages of any Western country! Making up 1.24% of the US's land mass and 6.25% of its population, it is New York that makes up a large portion of the linguistic diversity of the US. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Official Language of New York English Immigrant Languages of New York Spanish Chinese Russian French Yiddish Polish Bengali Cultural Languages of New York Dutch Before the English arrived in New York in 1664, the modern-day New York state was colonized by th...
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27Jul By George SanghviNo Comments
Culture

Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Africa!

Africa is a huge place. Over three times the size of the US, and almost three times the size of Europe with a population of over 1.2 billion, Africa is a diverse place to say the least, with the languages of Africa being equally diverse too. Having hundreds of ethnic groups and minority languages, as well as European languages - the byproduct of colonization from years gone by - the African continent is the most linguistically diverse continent on the planet! So here are the most spoken/important languages spoken on the African continent... (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Primary Official Languages Whilst the continent of Africa itself doesn't have any "official" languages, the countries in Africa do. The following are the most frequently o...
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