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Everyone is an ‘immigrant’, including myself, including Trump and all over his family. Yes, everyone! It’s just a matter of ‘when’ someone got their papers of identification. First, second or even third generation born, by the end of the day you’re an immigrant like everyone else.
Everyone is an ‘immigrant’, including myself, including Trump and all over his family. Yes, everyone! It’s just a matter of ‘when’ someone got their papers of identification. First, second or even third generation born, by the end of the day you’re an immigrant like everyone else.
We are someone's child, someone's partner, someone's friend.
We are survivors who refuse to disappear.
#QueerRefugeesMatter #HumanityHasNoBorders
We are someone's child, someone's partner, someone's friend.
We are survivors who refuse to disappear.
#QueerRefugeesMatter #HumanityHasNoBorders
There around 455 languages which make the Indo-European language family. The most spoken Indo-European language is the West Germanic language English 1.52B.
Source: Ethnologue
There around 455 languages which make the Indo-European language family. The most spoken Indo-European language is the West Germanic language English 1.52B.
Source: Ethnologue
I’m glad to hear you are starting to lighten up through. I’m so pleased to read this. 🫂
I’m glad to hear you are starting to lighten up through. I’m so pleased to read this. 🫂
I’ll hug you through it all until you start to feel better. Hope you have a wonderful time moving forward today, Lilian. 🫂
I’ll hug you through it all until you start to feel better. Hope you have a wonderful time moving forward today, Lilian. 🫂
6-Australia (Pacific) 320
7-China (Asia) 308
8-Mexico (Americas)304
9-Cameron (Africa) 281
10-Brazil (Americas)240
Source: Ethnologue
6-Australia (Pacific) 320
7-China (Asia) 308
8-Mexico (Americas)304
9-Cameron (Africa) 281
10-Brazil (Americas)240
Source: Ethnologue
The highest number of languages by country are as follows:
1-Papua New Guinea (Pacific) 841
2-Indonesia (Asia) 721
3-Nigeria (Africa) 538
4-India (Asia) 459
5-United States (Americas)364
The highest number of languages by country are as follows:
1-Papua New Guinea (Pacific) 841
2-Indonesia (Asia) 721
3-Nigeria (Africa) 538
4-India (Asia) 459
5-United States (Americas)364
Papua New Guinea of the Pacific alone has 841 languages - the highest number in the world.
The second most linguistically diverse continent is Africa with around 2167 languages - 30.3% of the world’s languages with 1.28B speakers.
Papua New Guinea of the Pacific alone has 841 languages - the highest number in the world.
The second most linguistically diverse continent is Africa with around 2167 languages - 30.3% of the world’s languages with 1.28B speakers.
As of today, the highest number of languages concentrated in the Asian continent with around 2307 language varieties spoken by around 4.54B. That’s 32.2% of the world’s languages. The second highest number of languages in the world are concentrated in Indonesia - 721 languages.
As of today, the highest number of languages concentrated in the Asian continent with around 2307 language varieties spoken by around 4.54B. That’s 32.2% of the world’s languages. The second highest number of languages in the world are concentrated in Indonesia - 721 languages.
Instituto Socioambiental do Brazil
Ethnologue:<https://www.ethnologue.com/language/myp/>
Wikipedia: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirah%C3%A3_people>
Instituto Socioambiental do Brazil
Ethnologue:<https://www.ethnologue.com/language/myp/>
Wikipedia: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirah%C3%A3_people>
References & Supplementary Data
Everett, Daniel Leonard. Don't Sleep, There Are Snakes: Life and Language in the Amazonian Jungle. New York: Pantheon, 2008. Print.
PHOIBLE 2.0: <https://phoible.org/inventories>
MIT: <https://news.mit.edu/2008/language-0624>
References & Supplementary Data
Everett, Daniel Leonard. Don't Sleep, There Are Snakes: Life and Language in the Amazonian Jungle. New York: Pantheon, 2008. Print.
PHOIBLE 2.0: <https://phoible.org/inventories>
MIT: <https://news.mit.edu/2008/language-0624>
Another interesting feature of the Pirahã language is that it has solely present tense.
The Pirahã language along with Rotokas of Bougainville have only 11 contrastive sounds - the smallest inventory ever recorded today.
Another interesting feature of the Pirahã language is that it has solely present tense.
The Pirahã language along with Rotokas of Bougainville have only 11 contrastive sounds - the smallest inventory ever recorded today.
The Pirahã people (2024-900 speakers) also exhibit simple kinship structure - the simplest ever recorded crosslinguistically until today: <baíxi> refers to a ‘parent, grandparent, or an elder’, <xahaigí> refers to a ‘sibling’; <hoagí or hoísai> refers to a ‘son’; & <kai> ‘daughter’.
The Pirahã people (2024-900 speakers) also exhibit simple kinship structure - the simplest ever recorded crosslinguistically until today: <baíxi> refers to a ‘parent, grandparent, or an elder’, <xahaigí> refers to a ‘sibling’; <hoagí or hoísai> refers to a ‘son’; & <kai> ‘daughter’.
Pirahã exhibits only a two-way distinction quantifiers - ‘few’ & ‘many’; & there is zero-equivalency to cardinal & ordinal numbers in Pirahã.
Pirahã exhibits only a two-way distinction quantifiers - ‘few’ & ‘many’; & there is zero-equivalency to cardinal & ordinal numbers in Pirahã.
Pirahã exhibits only a two-way contrastive quantifiers as a syntactic category for ‘number’ - ‘few’ & ‘many’; & there is zero-equivalency to cardinal & ordinal numbers in Pirahã.
Pirahã exhibits only a two-way contrastive quantifiers as a syntactic category for ‘number’ - ‘few’ & ‘many’; & there is zero-equivalency to cardinal & ordinal numbers in Pirahã.
According to a recent estimate, there around 659M speakers in this language group - this is around 80-85% of Africa’s population - with Kiswahili alone leading with 150-200M speakers.
Sources: Ethnologue, Wikipedia & PHOIBLE 2.0
According to a recent estimate, there around 659M speakers in this language group - this is around 80-85% of Africa’s population - with Kiswahili alone leading with 150-200M speakers.
Sources: Ethnologue, Wikipedia & PHOIBLE 2.0
This language family also host the majority of languages with a non-sex based nominal categories. This language family is also known for an elaborate contrastive tonal sound system, and large sound system inventories.
This language family also host the majority of languages with a non-sex based nominal categories. This language family is also known for an elaborate contrastive tonal sound system, and large sound system inventories.