areal linguistics

39 Letters of Faith: The Story of the Armenian Alphabet

Travel back to 405 AD to discover how the monk Mesrop Mashtots engineered the 39-letter Armenian alphabet to save a…

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Decoding -yan: The History Behind Armenian Surnames

Explore the fascinating linguistics and history behind the iconic Armenian "-ian" and "-yan" surnames. This article breaks down the etymology…

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The Lone Wolf: Why Armenian is an Indo-European Mystery

Discover why Armenian is considered a "lone wolf" within the Indo-European language family, sitting on its own independent branch. We…

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Manipravalam: The Historic Fusion of Malayalam and Sanskrit

Discover the fascinating history of Manipravalam, the "Ruby-Coral" linguistic blend that turned medieval Kerala into a literary powerhouse. This post…

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Europe’s Lonely Tongue: The Siberian Origins of Magyar

Hungarian stands as a unique "linguistic island" in Central Europe, completely unrelated to its Slavic and Germanic neighbors. This article…

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Madala Panji: The Temple Chronicles of Odia

Discover the Madala Panji, the drum-shaped palm-leaf chronicles of the Jagannath Temple, which mark a revolutionary shift from verse to…

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Why “Mama” Means Father: The Georgian Baby Talk Reversal

In almost every language on Earth, the sound /m/ is universally associated with "mother" due to the biological mechanics of…

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The Broken Tone: How Finnic Neighbors Shaped the Latvian Sound

While Latvian and Lithuanian share ancient roots, Latvian developed a unique sound characterized by fixed initial stress and a distinct…

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The King of the South: Why Portuguese Rules the Hemisphere

While Spanish often gets the global spotlight, a look at the demographics reveals that Portuguese is actually the dominant language…

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The Personal Infinitive: Portuguese’s Grammar Superpower

Unlike most Romance languages that rely on complex subjunctive clauses to clarify subjects, Portuguese possesses a unique "secret weapon": the…

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