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In the same way as British English is the same and yet has cultural differences to American English, Latin American Spanish has the same relationship with Castillian, the Spanish of Spain. For the same reasons! When the Spanish colonies arrived, they brought with them a language that was both frozen in time in the new country and and also moving forward with different changes. Which is why you plu...

Lithuanian is considered as one of the oldest Indo-European languages, the great-granddad of the family! Although one of its closest relatives is Latvian, it also has strong family ties with ancient Sanskrit, and paternal influence from the Nordic and Germanic cultures. A truly multi-cultural family member! Although only just over 40,500 square miles (65,000 square kilometers) in size, Lithuani...

Luxembourgish is the national language of Luxembourg, whereas the languages of administration and official documents are German and French. This means that Luxembourgers are truly trilingual, which is pretty cool for people living in a triangle-shaped country! Just in case you were wondering, its three neighbors are Belgium, France, and Germany. So it's not surprising that Luxembourgish has a l...

Romanian is the only Romance language in the Eastern Block, spoken by around 24 million people mostly in Romania and Moldova. It has its roots in Latin, and in fact, the name Romania, and its derivatives, come from the Latin word 'Romanus' (citizen of Rome), a legacy of the Roman Empire who took control of ancient Dacia (today Romania) in 106 A.D. So where does Walachia, ruled by the infamou...

Scottish Gaelic (GÃ idhlig) is a language rich in culture and history, crafted from the mountains, lochs and majestic landscapes of the Highlands and Western Isles. It existed long before English, and is experiencing a real revival as part of the preservation of the Scottish heritage. Dating back centuries, Gaelic is the founding language of Scotland, the principle language of the medieval Kin...

A fun language, the youngest to form in Africa, Afrikaans is a blend of many international and some regional languages. This is due to the Dutch colonists who later joined the British, French and German settlement to create an ethnic community known as the ‘Boers’. Afrikaans is an extremely easy and satisfying language to learn as there is no gender, no irregular verbs, and only three tense...

Spoken by the Amharic people, one of the most culturally and ethically dominant groups in Ethiopia, this language is the second most spoken Semitic Language after Arabic. It's the official working language of Ethiopia, a land overflowing with nature's bounty. Unlike Arabic, Amharic is written from left to right, which comes as a surprise considering that it has Semitic origins. Guess whose firs...

Classical Arabic is a medieval form of Arabic .  The language is the linguistic equivalent to Shakespearean English, originating from the Arabian Peninsula and  can seem similar to modern Arabic. Study Classical Arabic to read and for indulging in the rhymical poetry and prose written by Arabic authors through the Middle Ages. Immerse yourself in the beauty of this timeless language. With ou...

A language originating in a land also known as 'White Russia', Belarusian is a different from 'Russian' because of its different grammatical journey and is unique to Belarus. Though it shares its traits with Ukrainian and Russian languages, it is only spoken by the native Belarusians, who populate most of Belarus. The language is on the rise within the country as the people of Belarus work togethe...

Bengali is spoken in both West Bengal and Bangldesh and is the official languange of Bangladesh. West Bengal is the Indian border along Bangladesh, which used to be unfied in the medieval times. Also known as Bangla, the language is rich in literature and grammar and is spoken by almost 210 million people as a first or second language, in or around India and Bangladesh. The Indian National anthem ...