by Alpha Omega Translations | Nov 10, 2015 | Foreign Language
By Sarah-Claire Jordan For those of you who don’t know what Tagalog is, it is a language commonly spoken in the Philippines. A standardized variety of it, Filipino, is the official language of the country, along with English. About a quarter of Filipinos speak Tagalog...
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...
