colonialism

The Forbidden Language of the Inca Court

The Inca emperors, divine rulers of a vast Andean empire, held a powerful secret—a language spoken only among themselves. This…

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The Vowel That Saved a Kingdom

In the chaos of medieval Bruges, how could you tell friend from foe? For Flemish rebels in 1302, the answer…

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The Great Tea Divide: Cha vs. Te

Ever wonder why it's 'chai' in Moscow but 'tea' in London? The answer lies not in a dictionary, but on…

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The Last Ubykh Speaker’s Final Words

Ubykh, a language with an astonishing 82 consonants and only two vowels, went extinct on October 7, 1992, with the…

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The First Language Ban: The Story of the Acadian Expulsion

The Acadian Expulsion of 1755 was far more than a military maneuver; it was one of North America's first major…

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The Spanish ‘S’ Ghost: Where Does It Go?

Ever wondered why the 's' in Spanish sometimes vanishes into thin air or turns into a soft puff of air?…

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The Future Subjunctive: A Fossil in Peru?

The future subjunctive, a verb tense dead in almost all spoken Spanish, is a ghost from the Golden Age. Yet,…

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The Glottal Stop in Yucatecan Spanish

Travel to Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula and you might hear a secret sound hiding within the local Spanish. This subtle ‘pop’…

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Equatoguinean Spanish: Africa’s Outlier

Did you know Spanish is an official language in Africa? Spoken in Equatorial Guinea, this unique dialect preserves sounds lost…

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The ‘J’ for ‘S’ Swap in Rural Andes

In the rural highlands of the Andes, you might hear Spanish spoken with a curious twist, where the 's' sound…

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