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Why Learn Khmer?

Khmer is the official and national language of Cambodia, where it is spoken as a first language by around 13 million people. It is also spoken as a second language by minority groups in the country.

The total number of speakers of Khmer is thought to be around 18 million, as there are significant communities of speakers in neighbouring Thailand and Vietnam, as well as a much smaller number in Laos.

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Why Learn Yanomami Languages?

The Yanomami languages are a group of closely related languages spoken by the Yanomami people, in southern Venezuela and in the northwestern Brazilian states of Roraima and Amazonas. There are thought to be around 30,000 speakers of Yanomami languages.

Under the corrupt, fascist regime of Jair Bolsonaro, a combination of Covid-19 and illegal logging, drilling, and mining threaten the Yanomami on a daily basis.

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Why Learn Amazigh Languages?

The Amazigh languages are a group of closely related languages and dialects spoken by the Amazigh people, predominantly in North Africa. The Amazigh are sometimes known as Berbers in English, although Amazigh or Imazighen are the proper terms.

Estimates vary, but the number of speakers of Amazigh languages today is likely to be anywhere between 20 and 30 million.

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A Very Short History of Occitan

By the time Dante made reference to the langue d’oc in 1304, it had suffered persecution at the hands of the French. Today, the various dialects that make up the langue d’oc are collectively referred to as Occitan. It is still spoken in southern France. There’s also communities in Monaco, Italy, and Catalonia, with the total number of speakers thought to be around 790,000.

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Why Learn Buryat?

Buryat is a Mongolic language spoken in the Republic of Buryatia - the region around Lake Baikal on Russia’s border with Mongolia. It is also spoken in parts of Mongolia, as well as the Province of Inner Mongolia in China. There are thought to be around 280,000 speakers today. The number of speakers had been declining for decades, but thankfully, efforts are being made to revitalise the language.

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Why Learn Sakha?

Sakha, also known as Yakut or Yakutian, is a Turkic language spoken in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). The Republic is home to around a million people, and covers a vast area stretching all the way to the Arctic Ocean in the north. Its capital is Yakutsk, located around 450 kilometres south of the Arctic Circle, on the Lena River. Around 450,000 people speak Sakha as a first language.

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