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History of Languages, French, Catalan Sean Price History of Languages, French, Catalan Sean Price

A Very Short History of Occitan

By the time Dante made reference to the langue d’oc in 1304, it had suffered persecution at the hands of the French. Today, the various dialects that make up the langue d’oc are collectively referred to as Occitan. It is still spoken in southern France. There’s also communities in Monaco, Italy, and Catalonia, with the total number of speakers thought to be around 790,000.

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Why Learn Buryat?

Buryat is a Mongolic language spoken in the Republic of Buryatia - the region around Lake Baikal on Russia’s border with Mongolia. It is also spoken in parts of Mongolia, as well as the Province of Inner Mongolia in China. There are thought to be around 280,000 speakers today. The number of speakers had been declining for decades, but thankfully, efforts are being made to revitalise the language.

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Why Learn Sakha?

Sakha, also known as Yakut or Yakutian, is a Turkic language spoken in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). The Republic is home to around a million people, and covers a vast area stretching all the way to the Arctic Ocean in the north. Its capital is Yakutsk, located around 450 kilometres south of the Arctic Circle, on the Lena River. Around 450,000 people speak Sakha as a first language.

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Why Learn Xhosa?

Xhosa is part of the Nguni branch of the Bantu language family - a branch that also includes Zulu, Southern Ndebele, and Northern Ndebele. It is an official language in South Africa and Zimbabwe. It’s estimated that 8.2 million people speak Xhosa as a first language, whilst a further 11 million speak it as a second language.

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Why Learn Maori?

Maori is a Polynesian language - part of the wider Austronesian language family. It is spoken by the Maori - the indigenous people of Aotearoa (New Zealand), who migrated there from Polynesia in the fourteenth century. Although the number of speakers declined sharply during the twentieth century, efforts are being made to revitalise the language.

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