Reading the Landscape: How Forgotten Languages Are Fossilized in Place Names
What if the map on your wall was a Rosetta Stone, holding the key to forgotten languages and ancient migrations? The study of toponymy reveals that the names of our…
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Clicks, Pops, and Whistles: A Journey into the World’s Rarest Speech Sounds
Go beyond familiar consonants and vowels on a journey into the world's phonetic rarities, from the sharp clicks of Southern African languages to the whistled messages that travel across entire…
Using Navajo as a Military Code Language
The global field of military communication has seen a variety of innovative and inventive strategies over centuries, from flag signals and drum beats to satellite...
The Influence of Native American Languages on Modern English
The American continent, before European contact, was home to hundreds of tribes speaking over a thousand languages, each reflecting a unique blend of culture, worldview,...