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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Finland!
19Apr By Gareth SeagullNo Comments
Learning Languages

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 New York
10Aug By Henry AusbergerNo Comments
Learning Languages

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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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Israel!
25May By Gareth SeagullNo Comments
Learning Languages

Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Israel!

Inhabited by both Jews and Arabs, you would be correct in assuming that Israel is an incredibly linguistically diverse. In fact, the languages of Israel are more diverse than any other country in the entire Middle East! Whilst many of the languages spoken in Israel are among the most spoken languages in the world, many more are spoken by only a small segment of Israeli society, or by only a few thousand people in the entire world. Disclaimer: I know that Israel is a contentious subject for many different reasons. This article is solely meant for educational purposes about the languages spoken in the country. Please, no political rhetoric. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Official Languages of Israel According to the Israeli government, there...
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Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Belgium!
13Apr By Gareth SeagullNo Comments
Culture

Your Ultimate Guide to The Languages of Belgium!

Today, Belgium is at the crossroads of Europe, bordering France, Germany, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. Due to this, the languages of Belgium are some of the most diverse in Europe (and that's saying something!) Currently, there literally thousands of languages spoken in Belgium, ranging from some of the world's most spoken languages, to small languages you've never heard of, which are spoken by only a handful of people in a small Belgian village... (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Official Languages of Belgium According to the Belgian Constitution, there are three official languages of Belgium, which most Belgian citizen are able to speak at least two of. These languages include... Dutch By far the most spoken of Belgium's three offici...
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