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Germanic Sound, Semitic Look: The Unique Yiddish Writing System

Yiddish presents a rare linguistic paradox: a Germanic language, close kin to English and German, written entirely in the ancient…

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The Missing Link: How Etruscan Shaped the ABCs

While most assume the Latin alphabet evolved directly from Greek, the true story features a vital middleman: the Etruscans. This…

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The Liber Linteus: Etruscan’s Mummy Mystery

Discover the bizarre linguistic journey of the Liber Linteus, the longest surviving Etruscan text, which was cut into strips and…

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The Silver Bible: Decoding the Gothic Alphabet

Explore the history of the "Silver Bible", a 6th-century masterpiece written in silver and gold ink on purple vellum. We…

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English Words Borrowed From Tamil: More Than Just Curry

While most people know the word "curry" hails from India, few realize that everyday English words like "mango", "catamaran", and…

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Surpassing Tagalog: The Massive Reach of Cebuano

For most of the 20th century, Cebuano, not Tagalog, held the title for the most native speakers in the Philippines,…

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The First Words: Cebuano and Magellan’s Voyage

Discover the fascinating linguistic history of the first European-recorded word list in the Philippines, compiled by Antonio Pigafetta during Magellan's…

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From LEGO to Hygge: The Danish Words You Already Know

From the nursery to the design studio, Danish words like LEGO and Hygge have infiltrated the global consciousness, yet their…

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The Case of the Missing Consonants: Mandarin’s Evolution

Unlike its southern relatives such as Cantonese, standard Mandarin has completely lost the "entering tone" and the clipped final stops…

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Hindi vs. Urdu: Sister Languages or the Same Entity?

While Hindi and Urdu rely on completely different writing systems and divergent formal vocabularies—drawing from Sanskrit and Persian respectively—they share…

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