A bilingual child generally follows one of two language acquisition patterns: simultaneous bilingualism, in which the child acquires two languages at the same time before the age of 3 years, and sequential bilingualism, in which the child acquires a second language by age 3 after having acquired the primary language.Read More →

Experts call this phenomenon glossolalia, a Greek compound of the words glossa, meaning “tongue” or “language,” and lalein, meaning “to talk.” Speaking intongues occurred in ancient Greek religion. What does the Bible say about speaking in tongues without an interpreter? If anyone speaks in a tongue, two–or at the mostRead More →

The northern Athabascan groups include the majority of attested Athabascan languages. The Denes¶øiné is the largest Athabascan language group. … Chipewyan was a name given to the Dene by the Algonkian (Cree) tribes. The name means “pointed hats or clothing”. Are Athabaskan languages mutually intelligible? Ahtna or Ahtena was aRead More →

“emshee” – useful when some annoying street urchin or taxi driver is trying to get your business. As far as I understand it means “go away“. “Baksheesh” – useful when you are in a bind and need to pay off an unscrupulous official or policeman. What does it mean inRead More →

Another variation is to place the letters “-ib-” before each vowel. For example, “hello” would be “hibellibo.” Other languages can also be turned to gibberish. Is Backslang a real language? Back slang is an English coded language in which the written word is spoken phonemically backwards. Why do I sayRead More →

Vocabulary. Indonesian as a modern dialect of Malay has borrowed heavily from many languages, including : Sanskrit, Arabic, Persian, Portuguese, Dutch, Chinese and many other languages, including other Austronesian languages. Is Indonesian easy? It’s probably the easiest non-European language for English speakers. You will have to build your Indonesian vocabularyRead More →

The Proto-Human language (also Proto-Sapiens, Proto-World) is the hypothetical direct genetic predecessor of all the world’s spoken languages. It would not be ancestral to sign languages. What was the first language spoken by Adam and Eve? The Adamic language, according to Jewish tradition (as recorded in the midrashim) and someRead More →