Published On - October 31, 2008
Native Arapaho Speakers
On Wind River Reservation in Wyoming, the Northern Arapaho tribe is struggling to preserve its language....
Published On - October 21, 2008
The Cherokee language
In parts of the United States today, including Tennessee, North Carolina, and Oklahoma, road signs are marked with unfamiliar symbols that don’t correspond to English letters. Passing through these areas, you may wonder what the symbols mean. In all likelihood, you are looking at signs written...
Published On - October 17, 2008
820 languages in one country
Which country has the highest number of different languages within its borders? Surprisingly, the answer is not China, India or any other large country. Tiny Papua New Guinea is all of 462,840 square kilometres in size, about as big as the state of California. Despite its small size, it is the most ...