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How Mexican Indigenous Languages Are Defying Extinction: Innovation, Culture, and Survival
Indigenous languages in Mexico, despite centuries of marginalization, are demonstrating remarkable resilience in the face of numerous...
A language in crisis: Welsh names that are too Welsh for Welsh people
The Welsh language has faced many threats in its lengthy history, from the banning of the Welsh language in the Act of Union in 1586*, to...
The Kashubian Language: What is it?
What is Kashubian? 🤔 Kashubian belongs to the Pomeranian branch of Lechitic languages which is a branch of the wider Slavic language...
The Guaraní Language
What is Guaraní? Guaraní is part of the Tupi-Guaraní language family of South America. It is currently spoken by around 4.6 million...
The Yiddish Language
What is Yiddish? Yiddish is one of the many Germanic languages originating fromthe Indo-European language family. The name quite...
A Journey to Italy: From dialects to languages
Everyone who has been to Italy knows that this a varied country with 20 regions, each one with different traditions, cuisine and customs....
Swardspeak: The LGBTQ+ language of the Philippines
In a country made up of over 7,500 thousand islands, it is hardly surprising that the Philippines is one of the most linguistically...
Whistle While You Work: The Function of Whistled Languages in a World of Instant Connection
When someone mentions whistling, you might picture the seven dwarfs heading off ready for a day’s work, maybe the dawn chorus that you...
America's forgotten languages: The loss of native american languages
According to the Columbia Encyclopedia, it is generally believed that there were over 1 million speakers of more than 2,000 indigenous...
Creole languages: The development of a linguistic phenomenon
Creole languages first began to emerge in the 1600s and 1700s in colonial European plantation settlements. The need for groups of people...
Ancient Language: Ogham sweet Ogham
Ogham has always been a bit of a mystery. The script itself and how it works are pretty straightforward, however its origins are a common...
A language in crisis: Welsh names that are too Welsh for Welsh people
The Welsh language has faced many threats in its lengthy history, from the banning of the Welsh language in the Act of Union in 1586 to...
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