The Dutch Door: Japan’s Hidden Language Bridge
For over two centuries, Japan was sealed from the world. Yet, on the tiny island of Dejima, a single language—Dutch—became a secret bridge, funneling Western science and ideas into the…
Unlocking the Universe of Languages
For over two centuries, Japan was sealed from the world. Yet, on the tiny island of Dejima, a single language—Dutch—became a secret bridge, funneling Western science and ideas into the…
The Dutch language, belonging to the Germanic family of languages, is the mother tongue of approximately 23 million people, primarily in the Netherlands and Belgium....