Table of Contents The Language Most Visitors Never Think About Jordan’s official language is Modern Standard Arabic, and nearly everyone you’ll meet speaks a version of Jordanian Arabic. That part’s…
The United States doesn’t have one English. It has dozens. And the differences between them go far beyond saying “y’all” or “you guys” — they reach into grammar, rhythm, vowel…
Table of Contents A Country of 193 Peoples, One Dominant Language {#a-country-of-193-peoples} Russia’s 2010 census recorded 193 distinct ethnic groups within its borders. Each of those groups has a linguistic…
Table of Contents TLDR: The Quick Breakdown {#tldr} Mongolia has around 3.4 million people and roughly 20 recognized ethnic groups. About 82% are Khalkha Mongols — the dominant group, the…
Table of Contents Niger’s Linguistic Landscape Niger is one of the most linguistically complex countries on earth — and also one of the most overlooked when it comes to African…
Table of Contents The Short Answer {#the-short-answer} Palau has two national official languages: Palauan and English. In the state of Angaur, Japanese holds additional official status — making it the…
Ask ten people which countries make up “Northern Europe” and you’ll get ten answers. Some stop at the Nordics. Some sweep in the entire Baltic coast and the British Isles….
Paraguay is the only country in the Americas where most people speak an indigenous language. Not as a heritage hobby, not in a handful of remote villages — as the…
Ask what languages are spoken in Qatar and you’ll get a list a mile long: Arabic, English, Urdu, Malayalam, Tagalog, Farsi, Nepali, Hindi. All true. But that list answers the…
Ask “what language do they speak in Nicaragua” and the one-word answer is Spanish. Roughly nine in ten Nicaraguans speak it, and on the Pacific side it’s the only language…