vowel harmony

The ‘Ə’ Factor: How Azerbaijani Differs from Turkish

While Turkish and Azerbaijani are mutually intelligible linguistic cousins, they are far from identical. This deep dive explores the defining…

6 days ago

Kalmyk: The Only Native Mongolic Language in Europe

Nestled near the Caspian Sea, the Republic of Kalmykia is home to the only native Mongolic language spoken in Europe.…

6 days ago

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…

7 days ago

The Rounding Harmony of Turkic Languages

Have you ever mastered vowel harmony, only to find another layer of rules? Enter labial harmony, the fascinating system in…

3 months ago

Finland’s “Possessive Suffixes”

In English, we say 'my house', but Finnish takes a more intimate approach. Instead of a separate word for 'my',…

3 months ago

The Emperor’s Fading Echo: The Precarious Survival of the Manchu Language

Once the official language of China's last imperial dynasty, Manchu is now on the verge of extinction with only a…

6 months ago

What Makes Finnish Difficult to Learn?

The Finnish language, native to Finland and parts of Sweden, Russia, and Norway, is one of the most distinctive and…

2 years ago

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