By Sarah-Claire Jordan Most of the top languages for translation and marketing these days are European or Asian languages, such as Mandarin, Arabic, or French. While these are important languages to keep in mind for marketing and localization purposes, one must also think about which languages aren’t quite as popular at the moment, but have […]
By Sarah-Claire Jordan There are about 80 million people in the world today who speak Korean, most of whom reside in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, or North Korea, and the Republic of Korea, or South Korea. Since South Korea is more open to the rest of the world and thus more likely to […]
By Sarah-Claire Jordan Shanghainese, also known as the Hu language as well as the Shanghai language, is actually a dialect of Wu Chinese spoken in Shanghai and neighboring areas. Sometimes, when discussing the Shanghai language in English, it is used to mean ALL Wu dialects, but linguistically this isn’t the case. It is, to be […]
By Sarah-Claire Jordan India is a country where over 100 major languages are spoken, 23 of which are considered official languages. Over 1500 other languages are spoken there as well. In terms of linguistic diversity, it is comparable to the European Union, especially when you look at the number of official languages rather than the […]
By Sarah-Claire Jordan Afghanistan is a country full of diversity, both ethnic and linguistic. It has a rich history that has led to it being what it is today, which includes having two official languages: Pashto and Dari. Dari is Dari is sometimes called “Dari Persian” or even “Afghan Persian”, hinting at the fact that […]
By Sarah-Claire Jordan Armenia is a country that has gone through a lot during the over 4,000 years it has existed as a nation. Yes, that means it was around long before Christianity and a few other religions even existed. Its ancient history sheds light on early civilizations, from wineries to shoe making. It also […]
By Sarah-Claire Jordan Afrikaans is not the first language we tend to think of when we think about Africa as a whole. It doesn’t even sound like the names of other African languages, and yet it is in third place in terms of most commonly-spoken languages in the country of South Africa. Zulu and Xhosa […]
By Sarah-Claire Jordan Everyone at some point in their lives has heard of “gypsies”, the politically incorrect term for the Romani or Roma people. If you’ve read our previous article about the origins of the Romani people and the languages they speak, you will know that this common term used to refer to them is […]
