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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Uganda!

8Feb

By Gareth SeagullNo Comments

Learning Languages

Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Uganda!

Known as the "Pearl of Africa" Uganda is known for many things - its wildlife, geography, Idi Amin - but the languages of Uganda are not one of them. Even so, they're quite impressive. The point where Africa's four main language groups converge, Uganda has dozens of regional languages that are spoken to varying degrees, whilst having two co-official languages! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Official Languages of Uganda English Swahili Regional Languages of Uganda Nkore Soga Luganda Tooro Karamojong Bari Teso Nyoro Kiga Pokot Elgon Luo Alur Adhola Kuman Ik Soo Ndo Ma'di Lugbara Aringa

Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Oman!

7Dec

By David Ratón GonzalesNo Comments

Learning Languages

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...

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...

15 Coolest Languages to Boost Your Street Cred!

10Nov

By David Ratón GonzalesNo Comments

Learning Languages

15 Coolest Languages to Boost Your Street Cred!

Last week, we looked at the weirdest languages to have ever been spoken, from the perspective of an English speaker. This got me thinking: what are the coolest languages you can speak? Whilst there are several different ways of defining "cool", for the purposes of this article, we are defining "cool" as either nice to listen to or, as having some unique quality that makes it so much cooler than other languages! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 15. Sanskrit Sanskrit is generally considered the world's oldest spoken language. However, many will point out the fact that the language has been slowly dying for the past 800 years. With not that many people speaking it today. Nevertheless, if you've ever been fortunate to listen, you'll definitely und...

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...