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Did Ancient Semites Father the Germanic Languages?
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The Indonesian island of Flores and its neighbors host two unusual languages, called Ke'o and...
The English Are Celtic (or Something)
Traditional histories say that when the English migrated to Britain during the 400's A.D., they...
Speech May Have Begun with Clicks Instead of Words
Southern Africa's Khoi-San languages use clicks alongside more familiar consonants and verbs. Some...
Town and Garden: Words Across Time
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