The Romani language of the Gypsies
During the 18th century, Maria Theresa, who was the empress of Austro-Hungary tried to abolish the Romani language. She did this by taking away Roma children from their parents and …
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The Rarotongan language of the Cook Islands
Rarotongan is the official language that is spoken in the Cook Islands. It is also spoken in New Zealand, Australia, and in French Polynesia. Rarotongan is a Polynesian language that …
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The Rajasthani language of Rajasthan in India
The capital city of Rajasthan is Jaipur. It is popularly referred to as the Pink City. The city is touted as the first planned city of India. It was planned …
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The Quechua language of the Inca Empire
In Star Wars 4: A New Hope, one of the characters, Greedo, uses a simplified version of Quechua to talk with Han Solo, another character. In The Seven Crystal Balls …
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Punjabi – The 13 most widely spoken language in the world
Canadians love hockey, to the extent that it has been referred to as a national religion. The number of Punjabi speakers who have migrated from South East Asia into Canada …
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The extinct Prussian language
The Prussian language became extinct at the start of the 18th century. It was closely related to Lithuanian, Latvian and Polish. The Prussians were ethnically related to the Latvians and …
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Portuguese – One of the fastest growing languages in the world
May 5th is the International Day of the Portuguese Language and Culture. This day was established by the 14th CPLP Council of Ministers during their meeting, which was held in …
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The Ponapean language of Caroline Islands
Ponapean is a Micronesian language that is spoken in the Caroline Islands, in Australia. There are about 29,000 people who speak this language. The majority of the speakers can be …
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Phoenician – The Canaanite language
Christians believe that they are the descendants of Phoenicians hence, they do not consider themselves as Arabs. On the other hand, Muslims do not consider themselves as Phoenicians due to …
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Persian – One of the most beautiful languages in the world
A father and his son were watching a funeral procession. The son asked the father if he knew where the coffin was being taken to. The father replied that it …
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