Most African languages aren’t known outside of Africa. Sure, everyone’s heard of Swahili and Somali, and those more in tune with Africa...

The Congo stretches over a larger geographical area than you might realize. Indeed, the two countries that comprise the Congo—the...

The Bajau (alternatively spelled Bajaw) are one of the most fascinating people groups on the planet. Widely known as the “sea gypsies” of...

There’s a lot more to South America linguistically than just Spanish and Portuguese. Yes, of course, there’s the English, Dutch, and...

Africa speaks more languages than you might realize. The continent is home to three major language families, two of which are exclusive...

At a cursory glance, it seems like all of Africa speaks French, English, or Arabic. Indeed, most African countries have set one of these...

Do you know what language they speak in Iran? Some people may answer Arabic, but Iran’s sole official language is Farsi (Persian), which...

Everyone knows that the official language of Mexico is Spanish, but below the surface is an incredible degree of linguistic diversity...

Most people in China speak Mandarin, and with around 900 million speakers, Mandarin is the world’s largest native language. But that...

Tagalog and English may be widely spoken in the Philippines, but they’re not spoken by everyone, and most Filipinos don’t speak them as a...

Even though, save for a handful of Spanish creoles like Chavacano, only one language family is spoken indigenously in the Philippines,...

Southeast Asia is one of the most linguistically diverse places on the planet. While only a handful of independent countries inhabit the...

As the birthplace of humanity, Africa is brimming with diverse ethnolinguistic groups, most of which people in other continents have...

Most people have heard of Mandarin and Cantonese and understand that they’re variants of Chinese. But what you might not know is that...

Most people would probably consider Hindi the language of India. Indeed, Hindi is the most widely spoken native language in the world’s...

The official language of Nigeria is English, but that doesn’t mean all Nigerians speak it. As the third-most linguistically diverse...

Most people believe the language of China is Chinese—but in fact, there’s no one single language called “Chinese.” Chinese is, instead, a...

There are a lot more languages than just Spanish and Portuguese spoken in South America. Yes, there’s also English, Dutch, and French in...

If you think they only speak English and Tagalog in the Philippines, think again. Yes, these are the official languages, and they’re used...

The Philippines is home to staggering ethnolinguistic diversity, with more than 180 languages spoken across the Southeast Asian nation’s...