Discover the fascinating linguistic history of the first European-recorded word list in the Philippines, compiled by Antonio Pigafetta during Magellan's…
Did you know that when you order tapioca or talk about jaguars, you are speaking a bit of Tupi-Guarani? Explore…
Explore the fascinating sociolinguistic anomaly of Paraguay, the only nation in the Americas where a vast majority of the non-indigenous…
Mel Gibson’s *Apocalypto* did more than deliver high-octane action; it immersed global audiences in the sounds of Màaya t'àan (Yucatec…
Unlike almost everywhere else in the Americas, the indigenous language of Paraguay, Guaraní, is spoken by the vast majority of…
The famous ‘th’ sound in Castilian Spanish is often attributed to a lisping king whose court mimicked his speech. This…
The Inca emperors, divine rulers of a vast Andean empire, held a powerful secret—a language spoken only among themselves. This…
The future subjunctive, a verb tense dead in almost all spoken Spanish, is a ghost from the Golden Age. Yet,…
Travel to Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula and you might hear a secret sound hiding within the local Spanish. This subtle ‘pop’…
In the rural highlands of the Andes, you might hear Spanish spoken with a curious twist, where the 's' sound…
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