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TIL There are actually 25 languages spoken among the population of 17.26 million in Guatemala. According to the Language Law of 2003, these 25 languages are recognized as officials. As a first and second language, Spanish is spoken by 93% of the population.

by whatilearned January 24, 2022, 11:39 am

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TIL Chess pieces have different names around the world depending on language. For example: The piece known as a bishop in English is referred to as an elephant in Arabic and Chinese or a fool in Romanian and Runner in Swedish.

by whatilearned January 23, 2022, 2:28 pm

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TIL that the most common noun in the English language, and the 55th most common word overall, is “time”.

by whatilearned January 23, 2022, 4:09 am

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TIL that some peoples in New Guinea have entire languages that are used only when harvesting a specific kind of nut because they believe that their ordinary language is bad for the nut’s health.

by whatilearned January 22, 2022, 11:13 pm

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Pardon for my inexcusably poor understanding of the Anglo-Frisian-Germanic language “English”

by CopyPastaArchive January 20, 2022, 5:06 am

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What, do you think is the most difficult language in the world?

by QuestionGuy January 19, 2022, 1:56 pm

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TIL German was the first language of the majority of households until the 1950s in Schaumburg (Illinois)

by whatilearned January 18, 2022, 3:48 pm

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Pardon for my inexcusably poor understanding of the Anglo-Frisian-Germanic language

by CopyPastaArchive January 16, 2022, 6:06 pm

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What’s your favorite song in a language you don’t understand?

by QuestionGuy January 16, 2022, 1:59 am

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I’m sick and tired of my step sister (Warning: Spicy Language)

by CopyPastaArchive January 15, 2022, 8:49 pm

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people who are bi lingual what language do you think in ?

by QuestionGuy January 13, 2022, 6:01 pm

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TIL that the Basque language is a “language isolate” – it seems to have no genetic relation to any other known language. It is thought to be the last surviving remnant of an ancient language family that existed in Western Europe before the arrival of the Indo-European languages from the East.

by whatilearned January 13, 2022, 11:55 am

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