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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Qatar!
21Dec By Chloe HarmonNo Comments
Learning Languages

Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Qatar!

A tiny oil-rich nation on the northwestern Arabian Peninsular, the last time you thought about Qatar was probably to do with their hosting of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The languages of Qatar are certainly something you've never thought of. Yet despite their small size, both in terms of size and population, numerous human rights and corruption allegations, Qatar is arguably one of the most linguistically diverse countries in the Middle East. And that says something! Indeed, some of the languages spoken in the country are universal, spoken by hundreds of millions, if not billions, of people worldwide. Others, only have a few million spread across the Middle East. Some, are even unique to the country. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Official Lang...
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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Sri Lanka!
30Nov By Gareth SeagullNo Comments
Learning Languages

Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Sri Lanka!

The tiny island just off India's southern coast, Sri Lanka is likely one of those countries you seldom think about. Yet the languages of Sri Lanka are truly quite remarkable, being both a microcosm of the languages of other Asian nations, whilst also being rather unique. Indeed, millennia of conquest, occupation and interbreeding with hundreds of empires has left its toll on Sri Lanka, with it having both global languages and languages indigenous to the island. Quite cool indeed. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Official Languages of Sri Lanka Sinhala Tamil Other Languages of Sri Lanka English Sri Lankan Portuguese Creole Veddah Sri Lankan Malay Dutch (Historical)
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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Fiji
16Nov By David Ratón GonzalesNo Comments
Learning Languages

Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Fiji

An archipelago famed for its coral reefs and sandy beaches, Fiji survives mostly on tourism. Perhaps you've been there before or you plan to go there soon. But you probably want to know which languages of Fiji are the most common! With only 900,000 people living in the country, you'd be forgiven for thinking that there were only a few languages spoken on Fiji. But you'd be wrong. There are literally dozens of different languages spoken on the archipelago, some that are native to the country whilst others have hundreds of millions of speakers worldwide. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Official Languages of Fiji English Fijian Fiji Hindi Other Languages of Fiji Rotuman Guajarati Punjabi Arabic Urdu Tamil Tel...
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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...
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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Britain!
23Mar By Gareth SeagullNo Comments
Culture

Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Britain!

When you think of the languages of Britain, you probably think of English. After all, it is the island where the language originates from. However, you'd be surprised to know that there are hundreds more languages spoken in the country! Whilst the languages of Britain may not be as diverse as many other European countries, Britain is home to its fair share of strange and unique languages you can't find elsewhere... (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); National Languages of Britain According to British law, the de facto language of the United Kingdom is English. However, this isn't English the Americans know it, but rather British English, which is stereotypically more refined than American English. British English, otherwise known as simply "...
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17 oldest languages in the world!
12May By George SanghviNo Comments
Learning Languages

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...
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