Chulym – The unwritten language of the Turkics
In 2003, Hans Rausing Endangered Languages Project sponsored American Linguists to research on the Chulym language. The main aim of the project being to come up with a reading book …
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Welcome to the Land of Ch’ti
The French film Bienvenue chez les Ch’ti (Welcome to the Land of Ch’ti’s), starring comdeian Danny Boon, released in 2008 was quite funny. The film featured the Ch’ti language, culture …
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Choctaw – An Indian language that is easy for English speakers to master
More and more Americans are interested in finding out whether they have an Indian heritage. This is because of the high emphasis placed on minority hiring, in the private sector …
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Chichewa – The language of 4 countries
Many speakers of indigenous languages are reluctant to use their languages online due to the challenges they face, such as finding the proper terminology for computing terms and keyboard input. …
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Cheyenne – The language with long words
It has been greatly debated whether teachers should be expected to teach students cultural issues or whether this is the primary responsibility of parents. This is the question that the …
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Cherokee (Aniyawiya) – The people with another language
Each semester, students in Professor Ken Smith’s typography and layout design class are given an unusual assignment. They are told to study all the alphabets of the Cherokee language and …
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Cebuano – The language of the Philippine
Many Cebuanos, especially those that are less westernized or those who live in the rural areas are firm believers in the existence of evil spirits. Despite the fact that Catholicism …
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Cantonese – The spoken language that is difficult to write
A proposal to change the broadcast language of local TV stations from Cantonese to Mandarin sparked protests from Cantonese speakers in southern China to Hong Kong. Hundreds took to the …
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The rich cultural heritage of the Buryat
Despite being influenced by other languages over a long period of time, Buryat has not lost its structure and expressiveness. More and more people are increasingly becoming aware of the …
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Burmese – A simple language to master
If you are visiting Burma for the first time, some of the things that you should know includes the fact that major credit cards are not accepted, therefore, it would …
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