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Here you will find facts on languages from around the world. Come and have a look around! England, United Kingdom Joined January 2017
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Language Facts @Language_Fact

8 years ago

#Navajo has 4 basic vowels (a,e,i,o) but distinguishes between short and long, oral and nasal, and high and low tone, for 32 vowels in total

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8 years ago

#Korean has seven levels of formality, depending on the relationship between speaker and listener #Language

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8 years ago

#Scandinavian languages use a suffix in place of the definite article 'the'. For instance, in #Swedish: Bord - table Bordet - the table

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9 years ago

The #Icelandic word for satellite, 'gervitungl', literally means 'fake moon'. #Language

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9 years ago

Another fun #Spanish idiom is 'echar agua al mar' - literally 'to throw water into the sea' - used to describe a pointless task. #Language

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9 years ago

The #Spanish idiom 'uña y carne', literally 'fingernail and flesh', refers to best friends or bosom buddies. #Language

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9 years ago

Many Nissan cars in motorsport events bear the number 23. Why? Because the #Japanese for 2 and 3 are 'ni' and 'san'. #Language

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9 years ago

Rather than use prepositions, #Finnish attaches a suffix to the noun. For instance: talo - house talossa - in the house #Language

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9 years ago

Life goal: to know the difference between Asian scripts ;) @ItchyFeetComic #MondayMotivation #Languages #Japanese #Chinese #Korean #Hindi

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9 years ago

A #German false friend: 'prägnant' means 'concise'. If you're wondering, the word for 'pregnant' is 'schwanger' #Language

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9 years ago

In #Latin, the word 'arcus' means both 'arch' and 'bow', the former named for its shape. It is from this we get the word 'archery' #Language

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9 years ago

The words 'pro' and 'con' come from the Latin 'pro' and 'contra', meaning 'for and 'against'. #Language

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9 years ago

But of course, every fact I've posted today is totally true! Honest! ... Alright, you got me ;) #Language #Aprilfoolsday

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9 years ago

The United Nations has made #Klingon an official language, as with growing ambition for space travel, one can never be too careful #Language

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9 years ago

Contrary to belief, 'veni vidi vici' actually means 'your toga is crooked'. Caesar was helping his friend avoid embarrassment #Language

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9 years ago

The word 'vegetarian' comes from the Latin 'vegius tarius' meaning 'terrible hunter'. #Language

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9 years ago

#Spanish has been influenced by #Arabic due to the Umayyad occupation of #Spain. Some 8,000 Spanish words have their origin in Arabic.

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9 years ago

Hawai'i was named by King Kamehameha who united the isles. The name comes from Hawaiki, being the name of the Polynesian afterlife #Language

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9 years ago

Owing to #Sweden's past occupation of #Finland, around 5.4% of Finns speak #Swedish as a mother tongue. #Language

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9 years ago

#Mandarin #Chinese does not have words for 'yes' or 'no'. Instead, you repeat the verb of the question with or without a negative. #Language

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