Did you know that “Tibetan” isn’t a language? Much like Chinese, it’s rather a group of several closely related languages instead of one...

There’s no one language called “Tibetan”—the idea that there is derives from Classical Tibetan, spoken between the 9th and 11th...

Most people have probably heard of the Tibetan language—but that’s a bit misleading. Just as what we call “Chinese” is actually a group...

Most countries are characterized by one or two dominant languages that encompass most of the population, but even if a country looks...

The linguistic landscape of the world isn’t quite as simple as Europe, with its linguistic boundaries generally cleanly demarcated by...

Mandarin is obviously the most commonly spoken language in China—this is common knowledge. The language is spoken all over the massive...

Our world is filled with more languages than most people are aware—and that’s particularly the case in Africa. Most African countries are...

The biggest language in China is obviously Chinese—right? Well, it’s a bit more complicated than that. What people typically refer to as...

All over Africa, countries have designated European languages like English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish as their official languages....

Oaxaca is a special state in Mexico: hugging Mexico’s southern Pacific coast, Oaxaca is famous for its high indigenous population, with...

If you’re like most people, Spanish is probably the only language that comes to mind when you think about the linguistic situation of...

Pakistan, like most of its neighbors, is a country of many languages. With an estimated count of 75 to 85, Pakistan hardly stands up to...

Most people know that the predominant language in China is Mandarin. Though people typically call it “Chinese,” Mandarin is merely a...

We live in a highly multilingual world. In fact, there are more than 7,000 languages spoken across the globe, with many people speaking...

When most people think about the languages spoken in India, the first language that comes to mind is Hindi. Hindi is indeed the most...

It hardly comes as a surprise that Somali is the dominant language of Somalia, spoken as a native language by ethnic Somalis, who make up...

Across most of West Africa, countries use English or French as their official languages, mandating their use in government, media, and...

On the surface, Africa may not appear very linguistically diverse—most countries across the vast continent have set colonial languages as...

Some countries are neatly demarcated along linguistic lines—you can (mostly) observe this across Europe, with most people in countries...

Africa tends to get overlooked on the international linguistic stage. The continent is so diverse, so teeming with languages, that most...