by Alpha Omega Translations | Sep 11, 2016 | Foreign Language
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...
by Alpha Omega Translations | Aug 16, 2016 | Foreign Language
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...
by Alpha Omega Translations | Aug 16, 2016 | Foreign Language
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...
by Alpha Omega Translations | Aug 16, 2016 | Foreign Language
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...
by Alpha Omega Translations | Aug 7, 2016 | Foreign Language
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...
by Alpha Omega Translations | Aug 7, 2016 | Foreign Language
By Sarah-Claire Jordan The International Phonetic Alphabet is something every translator, linguist, speech pathologist, and even singer and actor has probably heard of and worked with. For the rest of us, an introduction, or at least a refresher, might be necessary....
