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8 bizarre sounds you've probably made without knowing it
Who does that? Clicks are used in the Khoisan language family of southern Africa; a few centuries ago they spread into some neighboring Bantu languages, most notably Zulu and Xhosa. When did I do ...
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What’s South Africa’s new school language law and why is it controversial?
Afrikaans is a mixture of Dutch vernacular, German and native Khoisan languages, which developed in the 18th century. It is ...
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Explore the 14+ Germanic Languages That Exist Today
It is said that around 90 to 95% of Afrikaans comes from Dutch, but several words were adopted from German or the Khoisan languages. Around 13% of South Africans are native Afrikaans speakers.
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Vanishing Voices
In the language of the Tuvan people, khoj özeeri means not only slaughter but also kindness, humaneness, a ceremony by which a family can kill, skin, and butcher a sheep, salting its hide and ...
Asia Society1y
Korean Language
Korean, known in the language itself as Kugo, is the language of the Korean Peninsula in northeast Asia. In the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK, or North Korea) there are 20 million ...
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National Identity and Minority Languages
Kamila Ghazali is an Associate Professor in Linguistics, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. How far do we go in implementing language policies into the education system so as to ...
University of Delaware1y
Languages, Literatures and Cultures
The Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Delaware offers a diverse array of undergraduate programs that provide students with a ...
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A Psychologist Explains The 5 ‘Fight Languages’ In Relationships
Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. Love languages have gained widespread recognition for enhancing intimacy and understanding between partners. Yet, it is equally vital to ...
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Languages for All
Languages for All is a university-wide scheme for all University of Sheffield students and members of the public wishing to develop foreign language skills. This could be learning a new language from ...
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Sign up for sign language rights! The International Day of Sign Languages is a unique opportunity to support and protect the linguistic identity and cultural ...
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Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Students in Saint Louis University’s Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures don’t just study language; beyond linguistic and intercultural competence, they gain an appreciation for art, ...