Where languages come from
This is just a short post of a cool pic I found on Facebook.
I've had a few discussions with people over the last couple of weeks or so about where different languages come from. This tree seems to do a nice job of summing things up a little...
As a linguist, these things fascinate me. The more I look at this pic the more impressed I am!
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I remembre reading about the indo-european language back in my first year of college, yet one language i can´t find is the Basque, spoken between Spain and France, are those guys older than the Indo-european? ahahah
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Could be, I don't it is exhaustive but it does have Afrikaans which is only about 70 years old and not too widely spoken. 👨🌾 👩🍳 I hope you have a WONDERFUL weekend!
Interesting topic @pjcswart with world wide movement of people over the years languages have most probably traveled more than we are even aware.
Somehow some are more connected and easier to read to understand.
Thinking back to when we traveled using English and Afrikaans growing up we found reading in many countries (one or the other language) assisted in understanding words from the basic word itself.
Cool sounds like fun!
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Hi I saw your post featured in yesterday's edition of the Daily Qurator and came to read more. Very interesting graphic showing how so many languages have common roots.
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Kansas, USA
Cool why did you decide to live there?
It's where my wife and I grew up. After college we lived in California, Maryland, Mississippi and Virginia for several years, then decided to move back to Kansas to be close to family.
Nice, where in Maryland and Virginia?
Baltimore and Fredericksburg
Cool, Fredericksburg is a historic place right?