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Category: Minority Languages

Language of the Week…

Spotlight on Minority Languages – Palauan

2 Apr 20179 Apr 2017
Palauan is an official language, along with English, spoken in the Republic of Palau. It is also spoken by a small minority in Guam and Northern Mariana Islands. There are…
Minority Languages…

New Elfdalian Vocabulary Lists

28 Mar 2017
The theme for the latest group of vocabulary lists is stores and businesses. As usual, I have made lists for speakers of English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic and Faroese. To…
Language of the Week…

Spotlight on Minority Languages – Basque

26 Mar 201726 Mar 2017
Basque is a minority language spoken in parts of Spain and France. Most Basque speakers, 93 percent, reside on the Spanish side of the border. According to Ethnologue, the total…
Language of the Week…

Spotlight on Minority Languages – Maori

19 Mar 201719 Mar 2017
Maori is a language spoken by the Maori people - the indigenous people of New Zealand. It is an official language in New Zealsnd. The name of the language can…
Minority Languages…

New Pite Sami Vocabulary Lists Available

12 Mar 201712 Mar 2017
The them for this group of lists is 'house and home'. As usual, the lists are available for speakers of Danish, English, Norwegian and Swedish. Click here to access them.
Language of the Week…

Spotlight on Minority Languages – Skolt Sami

12 Mar 201713 Mar 2017
Top picture: Sami clothing in the Arktikum museum, in Rovaniemi, Finland. Credit: Zouavman Le Zouave Skolt Sami is an endangered language spoken in Finland and Russia. In the past it…
Language of the Week…

Spotlight on Minority Languages – the Sorbian languages

5 Mar 20175 Mar 2017
Featured photo: View of the city of Cottbus at sunset by Teodor Bordeianu The Sorbian languages are a pair of minority languages, Upper Sorbian and Lower Sorbian, which are spoken…
Minority Languages…

New Elfdalian Vocabulary Lists – Languages and Countries

3 Mar 20173 Mar 2017
These lists only contain a handful of languages and countries (8 per each list), but hopefully you will enjoy learning with them just as much. Go download them now here.
Minority Languages…

New Pite Sami Word Lists Available

27 Feb 201727 Feb 2017
The theme for this group of word lists is Days, Months and Seasons. As usual, they are available for speakers of English, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian. Download them now here.
Language of the Week…

Spotlight on Minority Languages – Breton

26 Feb 201727 Feb 2017
Breton belongs to the Celtic branch of Indo-European languages. It is part of the Brittonic (also called Brythonic) sub-group, which includes Welsh and Cornish, as well as the extinct Cumbric.…

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