Dutch : The language between German and English
Kader Abdolah quickly mastered the Dutch language and wrote various novels in Dutch. He won many awards for his short stories collection ‘De adelaars’ (Eagles) and his novels ‘The House …
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Danish: A flat and beautiful language with a funny drawl
A proposal by the Danish government to cut funding for Danish Language courses were strongly opposed by Enhedslisten (EL, a far left party in Denmark). Their main reason for this …
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Be a fluent Vietnamese speaker
When Vietnam was under the French rule, Vietnamese was referred to as Annamese. Over eighty five percent of the population speaks Vietnamese as their mother tongue. Vietnamese was declared the …
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Estonian : The official language of the Republic of Estonia
The Estonian government approved a draft law that will see 60% of school programs translated into Estonian. Even though this decision was unpopular among Russian speakers who live in Estonia …
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Finnish : The polite language for sauna lovers
Fancy going to the sauna just after a business meeting? Then Finland might be the right place for you to be. Saunas play an important role in the lives of …
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Blackfoot : Learn to be fluent in this endangered language
The Blackfoot language has been in danger of extinction for nearly a century. To prevent this from happening, various measures have been put in place. One of these measures includes …
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Afrikaans: the popular ugly language
There is a possibility that Pretoria, the capital of South Africa may have it’s name changed to Tshwane. This is considering that many South African cities which have Afrikaner origin …
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Growth in Afrikaans film production
Afrikaans – a language which developed from Dutch – is one which is not heard often outside its homeland of South Africa. Like many countries around the world, South Africans …
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Catalan : The technologically advanced language of romance
In 2005, Jordi Mas published a report to show the top languages used on the Internet according to Google. Out of this, Catalan was ranked 26th . This shows that …
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Learn Brazilian Portuguese and get a good return on your investment
If you want a good return on your investment, Helen Joyce, a foreign worker in Sao Palo, Brazil, advises that you should learn Brazilian Portuguese. Spoken by 190 million people …
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