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Ever notice how Finnish words seem to change their consonants for no reason? This isn't random linguistic magic; it's a…
Georgian is famous for jaw-dropping consonant clusters like `gvprtskvni` ("you peel us"), which seem to defy the rules of pronunciation.…
Have you ever heard a vowel that wasn't spelled, like the "a" in the Irish word *uisce* (ish-ka)? This phenomenon,…
While most consonants are made by pushing air out, a fascinating category of sounds called implosives does the exact opposite.…
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