Pacahuara Tribe Dies Out
The Pacahuara tribe, once the largest indigenous group in Bolivia, is about to die out. The Pacahuara thrived in Bolivia just 200 years ago, and it is astonishing to think … Continue reading
French Journalist Misses the Point
The city of Dublin’s takeover as the seat of EU presidency, which changes every six months, was marked by a meeting of journalists to discuss forthcoming plans, however, one journalist … Continue reading
And The Award Goes To…
Manchester has been named Europe’s most linguistically diverse city with 153 different languages being spoken by the 500,000 people who reside there. These figures mean Manchester is more varied than … Continue reading
The Decline of the Welsh Language
Shocking statistics from the 2011 census reveal the number of Welsh speakers has sharply declined in the last ten years. Welsh is now classed as a minority language in the … Continue reading
Language Research!
Experts have concluded that many modern Indo-European languages, including English, originated in Turkey approximately 9,000 years ago. It was previously thought that this group of languages developed 5,000 years ago … Continue reading
Nepalese Languages Face Extinction
There are many reasons why the beautiful country of Nepal, sadly faces extinction of many of its native languages. The indigenous population who live in stark isolation from the rest … Continue reading
Google Goes Tribal
Google added Cherokee as Gmail’s 57th supported language. Users can now utilise all aspects of Google’s online services in the Cherokee language. This marks a milestone in indigenous languages as … Continue reading
Foreign Language Tweets Congratulate William and Kate
The welcome news that Duchess of Cambridge is pregnant with the third in line to the throne has thrown the entire country into a frenzy of social networking, desperate to … Continue reading
Pope Tweets in Eight Languages!
Pope Benedict XVI is taking one step forward with his attempts to grasp technology and will now be tweeting to the world in eight different languages. Starting on December 12th … Continue reading
Di Jamaiekan Nyuu Testiment!
It has been revealed, by the Bible Society of the West Indies, that the cost of producing the Jamaican New Testament was three hundred and fifty thousand US dollars. The … Continue reading
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