Could the Navajo language of the American Southwest be related to a remote Siberian tongue spoken by only a few…
The Cherokee syllabary, invented by the brilliant Sequoyah, is more than one of history's greatest intellectual achievements. Its lesser-known secret…
In certain Amazonian societies, there's a strict rule: you cannot marry someone who speaks your own language. This practice, known…
Journey to the coast of British Columbia to discover X̱aad Kíl, the Haida language. A true linguistic isolate with a…
For over a century, a unique pidgin language connected Indigenous peoples, Europeans, and Asians along the Pacific Northwest coast. Known…
What happens when a language’s last fluent speaker passes away? For the Myaamia people, this was not an ending but…
Long before 1492, the Americas were a kaleidoscope of linguistic diversity. The controversial "three-wave" migration theory attempts to explain this…
Journey to the highlands of Ecuador to discover Media Lengua, a remarkable "split-brain" language that combines the grammar of indigenous…
Could a nearly extinct language from Siberia be related to Navajo and other Native American languages? The fascinating Dené-Yeniseian hypothesis…
Discover Michif, one of the world's most unique mixed languages, spoken by the Métis people. A fascinating blend of French…
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