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4 days ago · The Uralic languages (/ j ʊəˈr æ l ɪ k / yoor-AL-ik), sometimes called the Uralian languages (/ j ʊəˈr eɪ l i ə n / yoor-AY-lee-ən), form a language family of 42 [3] languages spoken predominantly in Europe and North Asia.
Sep 11, 2024 · The Korean language, known for its unique phonetic system, comprises 19 distinct consonant phonemes that exhibit a rich variety of articulatory features. Unlike many languages, Korean consonants are categorized into three main types: plain, tense, and aspirated, each contributing to the language's distinctive soundscape.
Sep 11, 2024 · A mudang performing a kut ritual in Seoul, South Korea.. The anthropologist Chongho Kim noted that providing a definition of Korean shamanism was "really problematic". [1] He characterised "Korean shamanism" as being a largely "residual" category into which all Korean religious practices that were not Buddhist, Confucian, or Christian were lumped. [1]
3 days ago · There has been some debate among linguists whether Turkish is a subject-prominent (like English) or topic-prominent (like Japanese and Korean) language, with recent scholarship implying that it is indeed both subject and topic-prominent. [69]
3 days ago · Korean Sign Language: South Korea (with Korean) Kpelle: Guinea (a national language along with Fula, Kissi, Malinke, Susu, Toma, Oniyan, Wamey, the official language ...
4 days ago · This happened with Japanese and Ryukyuan languages, Korean and Koreanic languages, Atakapa and Akokisa languages, Tol and Jicaque of El Palmar languages, and the Xincan Guatemala language family in which linguists have grouped the Chiquimulilla, Guazacapán, Jumaytepeque, and Yupiltepeque languages.
2 days ago · Severely endangered - "language is spoken by grandparents and older generations; while the parent generation may understand it, they do not speak it to children or among themselves" Critically endangered - "the youngest speakers are grandparents and older, and they speak the language partially and infrequently"
