Language of the Week… Spotlight on minority languages – Ossetian 9 Jan 20176 Feb 2017 Ossetian is part of the Indo-Iranian branch of Indo-European languages. More specifically, it belongs to the Eastern division of the Iranian sub-branch. Other Eastern Iranian languages include Pashto and Yaghnobi.…
Language of the Week… Spotlight on minority languages- Elfdalian 1 Jan 201713 Jan 2025 Top photo: Main thoroughfare of Älvdalen municipality called Dalgatan, credit: Björn Rehnström Elfdalian is a minority language spoken in Sweden. There are approximately 2,500 speakers of Elfdalian. Like most other…
Language Lessons Norwegian lesson 4 27 Dec 20166 Feb 2017 Dialogue Vocabulary and Phrases Click here to practice the most important words and phrases on Quizlet. Å hei! Oh, hi! Få vi lov til å skrive ut noe i rommet ditt? Can…
Language of the Week… Spotlight on minority languages – Romani 25 Dec 20166 Feb 2017 'Romani' is referred to both as a language and as a group of languages. It is listed as a macrolanguage under ISO coding. Within this macrolanguage, are listings for all…
Book reviews… A great Manx vocabulary book 23 Dec 20166 Feb 2017 Unlike dictionaries, this book, like its Welsh counterpart, provides the more commonly used Manx words to use for everyday situations. Also, it does more than provide a translation for each…
Language of the Week… Spotlight on minority languages – Pite Sami (Pite Saami) 19 Dec 20166 Feb 2017 Top photo credit: Olve Utne, March 2010 Pite Sami is also known as Arjeplog Sami. The alternative name 'Arjeplog Sami' originates from the area where the few remaining speakers are…
Language Lessons Dutch lesson 13 Dec 20166 Feb 2017 First, if you are unfamiliar with Dutch pronunciation, see this handy video by learndutch.org on Dutch pronunciation (if you visit their channel, you'll find more videos that cover specific aspects…
Language of the Week… Spotlight on minority languages- Greenlandic 11 Dec 20166 Feb 2017 Greenlandic is commonly known as 'Kalaallisut' in Greenlandic. 'Kalaallisut' is actually the name of the Western dialect which is the official one of Greenland. The other two dialects are 'Tunumiit…
Language Lessons Danish lesson 2 5 Dec 20166 Feb 2017 Dialogue Vocabulary and phrases Learn the phrases here. Learn the vocabulary here. Click on any highlighted word or phrase for pronunciation examples. mit land my country et land a country Er det…
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