Delve into the rich complexities of Modern and Ancient Languages as we explore the origins, evolution, and interconnections of different ancient and modern dialects.
Modern and Ancient Languages
Silbo Gomero is the language spoken on the island of La Gomera, in the Canary Islands of Spain, and is made entirely from whistled sounds.
Avoiuli is a rare example of a constructed language that has been used by the Turaga Nation community of speakers, rather than simply existing as an academic exercise
Rotokas is a language spoken by about 4,000 people on Bougainville, an island east of New Guinea.
Quipu, also known as Khipu or Talking Knots, were devices used in the Inca Empire to count, keep census records, etc.
The word Nushu or Nu Shu, originally meant “woman’s writing”, as it was developed in secret by peasant women in the Hunan Province of China.
A largely undeciphered writing system that was found inscribed on irregularly shaped wooden tablets on Rapa Nui.
The Bansoa people primarily speak the Banso language or Sa’a, one of the five dialects of G’mbâ or Ngomba, which is a Bantu language belonging to the Tikar group.
Pirahã, a hunter-gatherer tribe numbering around 700 lives along the Maici River in the Amazon Forest of North-western Brazil. This tribe speaks Piraha Language.