Linguistic oddities

The Pirahã Language: A Tribe That Doesn’t Have Words for Numbers

The Pirahã Language: A Tribe That Doesn’t Have Words for Numbers

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Silbo Marathi: The Whistled Language of Rural India

Silbo Marathi: The Whistled Language of Rural India

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The Phenomenon of Invented Languages: From Klingon to Dothraki

The Phenomenon of Invented Languages: From Klingon to Dothraki

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Languages Without Verb Tenses: How Cultures Perceive Time

Languages Without Verb Tenses: How Cultures Perceive Time

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Zza: The Secret Language of Fair Vendors in Turkey

Zza: The Secret Language of Fair Vendors in Turkey

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The Invention of Esperanto: A Bid for Global Peace Through Language

The Invention of Esperanto: A Bid for Global Peace Through Language

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Tongue Twisters: How They Differ Across Cultures

Tongue Twisters: How They Differ Across Cultures

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Agglutinative and Polysynthetic Languages: The Structure of Infinity

Agglutinative and Polysynthetic Languages: The Structure of Infinity

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The Protolinguistics of Animals: Efforts to Create Inter-Species Communication

The Protolinguistics of Animals: Efforts to Create Inter-Species Communication

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Rotokas: The World’s “Shortest” Language

Rotokas: The World’s “Shortest” Language

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