by Alpha Omega Translations | Nov 10, 2015 | Foreign Language
By Sarah-Claire Jordan Many of us may not think of Hawaii as anything other than one of the last states to become part of our country. It has always had its own distinct culture, however, due to many reasons. Hawaii is found way out almost in the middle of the Pacific...
by Alpha Omega Translations | Oct 27, 2015 | Foreign Language
By Sarah-claire Jordan If you’ve never heard of Ladino before, you’re in for an interesting read. Also known as Judaeo-Spanish, it originated in Spain. It is in the Romance language family and a descendant of Old Spanish. It is spoken in Turkey and parts of the Middle...
by Alpha Omega Translations | Oct 27, 2015 | Foreign Language
By Sarah-Claire Jordan Micronesia, or the Federated States of Micronesia, is an interesting country in many ways. For one, it has an agreement with the U.S. that gives it some of the same rights as a state would. Before it entered into this agreement in 1986, it was...
by Alpha Omega Translations | Oct 27, 2015 | Foreign Language
By Sarah-Claire Jordan How much do you know about Friulian? You might not know what Friulian is, much less anything about it. Well, it is a regional language of Italy found in the Friuli region, which is in northeastern Italy. It is a Romance language and its closest...
by Alpha Omega Translations | Oct 27, 2015 | Foreign Language
By Sarah-Claire Jordan Of all the languages spoken in France, Breton may be one of the most fascinating. Breton is a regional language spoken in the Brittany region of France. It doesn’t share very much with Romance languages, much less French, as it is actually an...
by Alpha Omega Translations | Oct 23, 2015 | Foreign Language
By Sarah-Claire Jordan First of all, a French creole language is any creole language that uses French as the basis for its vocabulary and, to some extent, grammar. Creole languages are born when pidgins, or forms of communication used between groups that don’t share a...
by Alpha Omega Translations | Oct 23, 2015 | Foreign Language
By Sarah-Claire Jordan Bourbonnais Creole is a group of French-based creole languages that are spoken on different islands in the Indian Ocean. They get their name from the former name of one of the islands, Bourbon Island, which is now called Réunion Island....
by Alpha Omega Translations | Oct 23, 2015 | Foreign Language
By Sarah-Claire Jordan Besides the French Creole spoken in Louisiana, Haitian Creole is probably the most well-known French-based creole in the world. It is one of two official languages in Haiti, the other being French. Haitian Creole is based mostly on the French...
